Image via www.tamariveri.com
Opera Australia this morning announced that the Georgian soprano would no longer be performing in the company’s production of Otello, due to open in Sydney in July.
In a statement released this morning, the company said: ‘Opera Australia has agreed with Tamar Iveri, to immediately release her from her contract with the company.
‘Ms Iveri and her husband have both made public statements in the last 48 hours with regards to comments attributed to Ms Iveri. She has unreservedly apologised for those comments and views.