Russian soprano's case alleging national original discrimination against the Met Opera to proceed

FILE - Soprano Anna Netrebko attends a news conference on the premiere of Manon Lescaut in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says Russian soprano Anna Netrebko can move forward with her case claiming national origin discrimination by the Metropolitan Opera, which dropped her after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia's campaign against Ukraine.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Analisa Nadine Torres in Manhattan was made public Wednesday, a day after it was issued. The case, which will proceed alongside Netrebko's claim of gender discrimination, has yet to be scheduled for trial.

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