#BlackoutTuesday

MUSIC INDUSTRY BLACKOUT 2ND JUNE / THIS EVENING'S PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED

BERGEN NATIONAL OPERA AND ALL ITS EUROPEAN PARTNERS FOR THE PROJECT THIS EVENING´S PERFORMANCE HAVE HEARD THE VOICES AND SEEN THE PROTESTS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD. WE STAND WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SUPPORT #BLACKOUTTUESDAY, TONIGHT JUNE 2nd. WE WILL PAUSE TONIGHT´S PLANNED PERFORMANCE AND SO WILL STAND IN SOLIDARITY TO SUPPORT AN END TO VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE.

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