London’s Royal Opera House on Sunday condemned as “wholly inappropriate” the actions of a performer who held up a Palestinian flag onstage at the end of a performance.<\/p>\n
Video footage posted online shows a brief scuffle at the edge of the stage as a figure dressed in a shirt and tie unsuccessfully attempts to stop the performer.<\/p>\n
The incident in the British capital on Saturday during the curtain call came on the closing night of an 11-night run of Il Trovatore, a four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi.<\/p>\n
“Extraordinary scenes at the Royal Opera House tonight,” a person who claimed to have been in the audience posted on X.<\/p>\n
“During the curtain call for Il Trovatore one of the background artists came on stage waving a Palestine flag. Just stood there, no bowing or shouting. Someone off stage kept trying to take it off him. Incredible.”<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Royal Ballet and Opera in London’s Covent Garden said the “display of the flag was an unauthorised action by the artist”.<\/p>\n
The incident comes after numerous artists including Kneecap, Bob Vylan, Wolf Alice, and Amyl and The Sniffers offered messages of support for people in Gaza at this year’s Glastonbury festival.<\/p>\n
Police are still investigating duo Bob Vylan, whose frontman led a chant against the Israeli army at the festival.<\/p>\n
Kneecap’s Liam O’Hanna, known by his stage name Mo Chara, has also been charged with a “terror” offence over alleged support for banned organisations Hamas and Hezbollah in connection with an earlier performance.<\/p>\n
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