A group of people threw white paint on the facade of La Scala theater in Milan, northern Italy, on Wednesday. on the opening day of her lyrical season, in an action against the use of fossil fuels and climate change.
According to Italian media, the police arrested five people from the paint-throwing group who were holding signs that read: “Latest generation, no to gas and no to coal”.
The cleaning work on the facade of the theater has started immediately, so that everything will be in order this afternoon, when the premiere of the Russian opera “Boris Godunov”, the text adaptation of the work of Alexander Pushkin by the Russian composer Modest Petrovic Musorgsky, will take place. take place. take place.
Always bringing together the very best in politics, business and culture, the event is one of the most important dates in Italy’s cultural calendar.
The event will again be chaired by the Italian Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, accompanied by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von Der Leyen, and by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
In Italy, there were several attacks on works of art by environmentalists, namely the work “La Primavera”, by Sandro Botticelli in the Uffizi Gallery room, in Florence, in central Italy.
The latest attack came a few weeks ago against a work by Andy Warhol that was on display in Milan, northern Italy.
Several similar incidents have occurred in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, Spain and France, among others.
Source: DN
