ZAGREB CONCERT DUE TO LOGISTIC PROBLEMS ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Orchestra of the New York-based Metropolitan Opera, cancelled its concert in Zagreb, which should have been held on May 18, as international airlines could not
guarantee the maintenance of regular flights out and from the Croatian capital and thus the maintenance of the Orchestra's tour schedule. The company did not cancel the show due to the alleged advice of the U.S. State Department not to travel to Croatia, read a statement of the MET Opera released by the U.S. Embassy in Croatia, on Saturday. The Orchestra's concerts in Valencia on 16 May, and Hamburg on 19 May, allowed little leeway for logistical problems in moving a company of over 130 staff, musicians and their instruments, the statement said. "The Metropolitan Opera regrets the necessity of cancelling the planned concert by the MET Orchestra in Zagreb on May 18," it read. "Joseph Volpe, the MET's
ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Orchestra of the New York-based
Metropolitan Opera, cancelled its concert in Zagreb, which should
have been held on May 18, as international airlines could not
guarantee the maintenance of regular flights out and from the
Croatian capital and thus the maintenance of the Orchestra's tour
schedule.
The company did not cancel the show due to the alleged advice of the
U.S. State Department not to travel to Croatia, read a statement of
the MET Opera released by the U.S. Embassy in Croatia, on Saturday.
The Orchestra's concerts in Valencia on 16 May, and Hamburg on 19
May, allowed little leeway for logistical problems in moving a
company of over 130 staff, musicians and their instruments, the
statement said.
"The Metropolitan Opera regrets the necessity of cancelling the
planned concert by the MET Orchestra in Zagreb on May 18," it read.
"Joseph Volpe, the MET's general manager, expressed his sincere
hope that the MET Orchestra will perform in Zagreb on its next
European tour," it concluded.
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