| 04/12/2015 09:25 | Russia clamps down on 'distortions' of classical plays (The Leader)
In the previous couple weeks, Russian Orthodox Church leaders in Novosibirsk structured protests above the portrayal of spiritual symbols in an opera ... |
| 04/12/2015 03:35 | Russia clamps down on 'distortions' of classical plays (Washington Post)
In the last few weeks, Russian Orthodox Church leaders in Novosibirsk organized protests over the portrayal of religious symbols in an opera that led ... |
| 04/10/2015 09:25 | European Opera Houses Weigh In on Russian Theater Scandal (The Moscow Times)
"We have learned with indignation that Boris Mezdrich was fired from the post of Novosibirsk opera theater director over a production of 'Tannhäuser' ... |
| 04/09/2015 15:25 | Russia Bans Play in Siberia for Offense (Daily Beast)
Russia's Culture Ministry fired the Novosibirsk State Opera Theatre head after Russian Orthodox activists protested the production because they were ... |
| 04/09/2015 09:40 | Exclusive: Chief conductor is erased from Russian opera house (Slipped Disc)
In an act reminiscent of Stalinism, staff members of the Novosibirsk Opera have removed the principal conductor's name from its website. There is still ... |
| 04/08/2015 15:40 | Russian row over Wagner opera ban in Siberia (BBC News)
Russian Orthodox activists had staged rallies against the production at the renowned Novosibirsk State Opera Theatre for several weeks. |
| 04/06/2015 22:21 | The Moscow Times: Amid opera scandal, protesters demand Russian Culture Minister Medinsky's ... (Kyiv Post)
Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater's director was suspected of having offended the sentiments of religious believers by his staging of Wagner's ... |
| 04/06/2015 09:30 | Amid Opera Scandal, Protesters Demand Russian Culture Minister Medinsky's Resignation (The Siberian Times)
Thousands protest in Novosibirsk for artistic freedom - The Siberian Times |
| 04/06/2015 09:30 | Russia: Protest against the censorship of a play in Novosibirsk (Citizenside)
Several thousand people demonstrated against the censorship of a controversial version of the opera "Tannhauser" by Richard Wagner April 5, 2015, ... |
| 04/06/2015 03:40 | Kenya Massacre: Churches Employ Armed Guards to Protect Easter Masses (NBCNews.com)
The head of the Novosibirsk Orthodox Diocese last month complained about ... On March 29, Russia's Ministry of Culture fired the theater's head, Boris ... |
| 04/05/2015 22:00 | Blasphemy at the opera in Siberia: Kremlin opens new front in culture war (Al Jazeera America)
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia - Boris Mezdrich sits before a large desk in the spacious director's office of the Opera and Ballet Theater. An unrelenting flow of ... |
