European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, is received by La Scala Superintendent Dominique Meyer as she arrives for the premiere of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Italy’s most famous opera house, Teatro alla Scala, opened its new season Wednesday with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov,” against the backdrop of Ukrainian protests that the cultural event is a propaganda win for the Kremlin during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)