Calgary Opera removes singer for displaying Palestinian flag during performance

• Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega, a bass-baritone singer, displayed a Palestinian flag during the opening night of 'Tosca'.
• The Calgary Opera removed Sanchez-Ortega from the remaining performances of 'Tosca'.
• The incident occurred during the curtain call following the opening-night performance on Friday.
• The opera company released a statement regarding Sanchez-Ortega's actions, calling them 'unexpected and…'
• Sanchez-Ortega held up the flag at the end of Giacomo Puccini's drama about love and betrayal during political upheaval in Napoleonic Rome.