Scuffle breaks out on stage of Royal Opera House after performer unfurls Palestinian flag

A little scuffle broke retired astatine London's Royal Opera House aft a performer unfurled a Palestinian emblem during a show.

The incidental took spot during a show of Il Trovatore connected Saturday.

During the last nighttime of the 11-night tally of the show, a performer held up the emblem connected stage.

In video footage, shared online, idiosyncratic backstage could beryllium seen attempting to instrumentality it disconnected the performer. The performer grabs it backmost pursuing a little scuffle.

A spokesperson for the Royal Ballet and Opera said: "The show of the emblem was an unauthorised enactment by the artist.

"It was not approved by the Royal Ballet and Opera and is simply a wholly inappropriate act."

The absorption to the emblem was mixed, with immoderate radical heard applauding and cheering, portion different assemblage subordinate was heard saying "oh my God".

One poster connected X, who claimed to person been a subordinate of the audience, said: "Extraordinary scenes astatine the Royal Opera House tonight.

"During the curtain telephone for Il Trovatore 1 of the inheritance artists came connected signifier waving a Palestine flag. Just stood there, nary bowing oregon shouting. Someone disconnected signifier kept trying to instrumentality it disconnected him. Incredible."

Performers amusement enactment for Palestinians

A fig of performers person shown enactment for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas warfare successful Gaza.

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During Glastonbury Festival, galore acts offered messages of enactment during their sets, including Kneecap, Bob Vylan, Wolf Alice, and Amyl And The Sniffers.

During her band's set, Wolf Alice vocalist Ellie Rowsell told the assemblage astatine the Other Stage: "Whilst we person the signifier for conscionable a small spot longer, we privation to explicit our solidarity with the radical of Palestine.

"No-one should ever beryllium acrophobic to bash that."

Following their performances, some Kneecap and Bob Vylan faced probe by Avon and Somerset Police.

Bob Vylan were wide criticised aft starring on-stage chants of "death to the IDF" (Israel Defence Forces).

The show was live-streamed by the BBC, sparking a backlash against the broadcaster - which aboriginal issued an apology.

The probe into Kneecap was later dropped, with the constabulary saying determination was insufficient grounds to supply a realistic imaginable of condemnation for immoderate offence".