A prestigious ballet school 'told child dancers to smoke' to stay slim, investigation alleges

A government-backed commission found that the welfare of child performers was disregarded at the academy of the Vienna State Opera, according to an executive summary of the report.Vienna's State Opera said it had already cut the number of students' performances, and would study the report in detail before giving a more thorough reply, according to the Agence France-Presse news agency. CNN has contacted the opera house for a comment on the new report.

Its director, Dominique Meyer, told Australian network ORF TV that a teacher had been fired after the investigation and said he wanted a detailed investigation into the allegations, according to local media.The report's authors wrote that they were"convinced that the children and young people do not enjoy the necessary level of protection against discrimination, neglect and health impairments.

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