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Scuffle breaks out at Royal Opera House after performer unfurls a Palestinian flag
Sky News ^
| July 20, 2025
Posted on 07/22/2025 9:15:56 AM PDT by lowbridge
A brief scuffle broke out at London's Royal Opera House after a performer unfurled a Palestinian flag during a show.
The incident took place during a performance of Il Trovatore on Saturday.
During the final night of the 11-night run of the show, a performer held up the flag on stage.
In video footage, shared online, someone backstage could be seen attempting to take it off the performer. The performer grabs it back following a brief scuffle.
A spokesperson for the Royal Ballet and Opera said: "The display of the flag was an unauthorised action by the artist.
"It was not approved by the Royal Ballet and Opera and is a wholly inappropriate act."
The reaction to the flag was mixed, with some people heard applauding and cheering, while another audience member was heard saying "oh my God".
One poster on X, who claimed to have been a member of the audience, said: "Extraordinary scenes at the Royal Opera House tonight.
"During the curtain call for Il Trovatore one of the background artists came on stage waving a Palestine flag. Just stood there, no bowing or shouting. Someone off stage kept trying to take it off him. Incredible."
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:15:56 AM PDT
by
lowbridge
To: lowbridge
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:16:46 AM PDT
by
DFG
To: lowbridge
You don’t hate marxists enough....
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:21:34 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: lowbridge
Airlift him over the Thames River and drop him in!
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:22:31 AM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Schiff to GITMO)
To: lowbridge
That performer should lose their job in that theater performance. They display poor judgement and a self centered attitude.
To: lowbridge
I'm surprised that Rachel Zegler didn't do this stunt.
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:28:45 AM PDT
by
asinclair
(Indict DNC for RICO?)
To: lowbridge
>>>>The incident took place during a performance of Il Trovatore on Saturday.<<<<
Odd, I don’t remember that being in the libretto...............
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:31:19 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: lowbridge
Imagine if it was a Trump flag
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:32:34 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
To: lowbridge
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:33:11 AM PDT
by
bunkerhill7
(Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
To: lowbridge
The Wisdom of the Carnies.
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:41:36 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
To: lee martell
They display poor judgement and a self centered attitude.
I thought those were prerequisites for actors...
To: Red Badger
Odd, I don’t remember that being in the libretto...............
Somebody should have dropped an anvil on the performer's head. (that would have been truer to the libretto!)
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:50:44 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know The Truth, and The Truth Shall Make You Free.)
To: left that other site
The Anvil Chorus!........................
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:52:10 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: lowbridge
The clown actors sure weren’t very professional.
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:53:45 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(When is little Jimmy Boasberg going to go to jail? He's gotten away with his crap long enough.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:55:28 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know The Truth, and The Truth Shall Make You Free.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/22/2025 9:58:14 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know The Truth, and The Truth Shall Make You Free.)
To: BigEdLB
Airlift him over the Thames River and drop him in! Airlift him over Gaza and drop him in.
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posted on
07/22/2025 10:19:05 AM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: Tell It Right
** Airlift him over Gaza and drop him in. **
Alive.
To: lowbridge
there is not a single benefit to importing islam in to the western Christian world.
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posted on
07/22/2025 12:38:58 PM PDT
by
Organic Panic
(Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
To: lowbridge; All
He should have been shot on sight.
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posted on
07/22/2025 4:11:39 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(ECommon sense isn’t common anymore.)
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