NEWS FROM THE MET
On Monday, March 14, at 6PM ET, the Metropolitan Opera will present a benefit performance to support Ukrainian citizens under attack, with all ticket sales and donations going to support relief efforts in Ukraine. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead the Met Orchestra and Chorus and star soloists in a 70-minute program, featuring music by Valentin Silvestrov, Barber, Verdi, Strauss, and Beethoven. The soloists will be Lise Davidsen and Elza van den Heever, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, tenor Piotr Beczała, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, and Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, who will lead the Met Chorus in a performance of the Ukrainian national anthem.
A Concert for Ukraine will be broadcast in the U.S. via many of the
radio stations that regularly carry the Met’s Saturday Matinee Radio
Broadcasts, as well as member stations of National Public Radio. Please check
your local listing for details. The concert will be broadcast internationally
via the European Broadcasting Union, allowing it to be heard in most countries
in the world. The concert will also be carried live on Met
Opera Radio on Sirius XM (channel 355) and streamed live here. For a full list
of participating stations, click the following:
US Radio Stations
International Radio Stations
For more ways to help the citizens of Ukraine, visit the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine website.
A Concert for Ukraine is made possible by a generous gift from C. Graham Berwind, III.
Program Details
National Anthem of Ukraine
“Prayer for Ukraine” by Valentin Silvestrov
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
“Va, pensiero” from Verdi’s Nabucco
Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss
Lise Davidsen, soprano
Finale from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Op.
125
Elza van den Heever, soprano
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Piotr Beczała, tenor
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
https://www.metopera.org/season/2021-22-misc/a-concert-for-ukraine/?gclid=CjwKCAjw8sCRBhA6EiwA6_IF4a7bSf83I0QAL-MDVcfqNg5I3EEpWfJFc0n3lF5dfuRelgpbrKzM1RoCl7sQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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