Overview

• An open letter signed by 182 dancers, singers, musicians and staff criticised the company’s hiring of its Turandot production to the Israeli National Opera as a non-neutral act.
• The July 19 protest by performer Daniel Perry, who raised a Palestinian flag at a curtain call, intensified calls for cancellation and prompted a disciplinary probe.
• CEO Alex Beard acknowledged the staff’s views, highlighted past support for Ukraine and initiated an internal review of political neutrality protocols.
• Artists for Palestine hailed the cancellation as a breakthrough for institutional accountability.
• The company has not clarified whether future pro-Palestine or pro-Ukraine expressions on stage will be permitted under revised neutrality rules.