The repercussions of the military operations launched by Russia in the Ukrainian lands on artistic activities in the world, and their frequencies reached musical groups in Europe, and even to the famous European song "Eurovision" competition.
In London, the Royal Opera House announced on Friday the cancellation of a season of performances by the famous "Bolshoi Ballet" in Moscow, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"The upcoming summer season of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Royal Opera House was in its final stages of organization," she said in a statement, adding, "Unfortunately, under the current circumstances, it cannot proceed."
After this announcement, the Royal Opera House became the latest Western institution to cancel its cooperation with Russian troupes.
In Germany, the famous Russian conductor, Valery Gergiev, was asked to issue a public stance against the military operations launched by President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine, or he would risk losing his work, which has been going on since 2015 as the principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
"I have asked Valery Gergiev to distance himself clearly and unequivocally from Putin's brutal war against Ukraine that has reached our partner city of Kiev," the mayor of the city, located in the province of Bavaria, Dieter Ritter, said in a statement.
Gergiev, the head of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, who is known for his close ties to the Kremlin, was banned from participating in concerts for which he was scheduled to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York.
A number of Russian artists were suspended from participating in artistic events in Europe until their positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine were announced (Pixels).
Last Thursday, the Scala Opera House in Milan asked Gergiev - who is described as close to Putin, according to Agence France-Presse, and who directed the first performance of Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades" - to clarify his position on the invasion of Ukraine, at the risk of excluding him from future performances of the play scheduled between 5 And next March 13th.
Russia will be denied participation in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, amid fears from the organizers about the reputation of this most prominent television musical event in Europe following the military operations in Ukraine.
"In the context of the unprecedented crisis currently taking place in Ukraine, we fear that Russia's participation will damage the credibility of the competition this year," the European Broadcasting Union, the organizer of the event, said in a statement published on Friday.
Before making the decision, the federation took the time necessary to conduct extensive consultations with its members.” Russia had won the competition once in 2008, and Ukraine had won first place twice in 2004 and 2016.
The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra also pulled two pieces of music by the famous Russian composer Tchaikovsky from its Friday concert in solidarity with Ukraine.