On Saturday, Oliver Mears, the director of opera at London’s Royal Ballet and Opera, walked on stage at the curtain call of “Il Trovatore” to try to take down a Palestine flag that was unveiled by a dancer. Mears began to aggressively rip the flag from the performer’s hands, then stormed off the stage when he was unsuccessful.
Solidarity When It Suits
Oliver Mears, Director of The Royal Opera, tried and failed to take down a Palestine flag on stage. Then came the distraction tactics, and the hypocrisy.
