“I'm so grateful to the theater, to all the people who helped to do this.” In some moments it was so sensitive and hard to not show my emotions,” he said later. The concert began with the 23-year-old Ukrainian bass-baritone as soloist in front of the Met orchestra and chorus and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starting the 90-minute program with Ukraine's national anthem.īuialsky struggled to hold back tears, and tapped his heart. With three huge yellow-and-blue Ukraine flags draped across the front of the house, the Met held a benefit for the under-attack nation. With electricity out because of Russia's invasion, he didn't want her wasting power for the Internet stream. Music can make a difference.NEW YORK – Vladyslav Buialskyi spoke to his mother from Berdyansk, a Ukraine seaside town, and told her not to listen to him take the stage at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday night.
All the soloists performed without charge, and proceeds from the album will be donated to charities supporting relief efforts in Ukraine. We are pleased to join with our friends at the Met and our colleagues at Deutsche Grammophon to bring this Concert for Ukraine to a global audience. “I hope this concert brings a measure of comfort and moral support to the suffering people of Ukraine, and that it reminds the world that we stand with them.”ĭominic Fyfe, Label Director of Decca Classics, added, “This is a time for solidarity with those suffering. “This album captures a uniquely memorable performance by the Metropolitan Opera and its stars, and demonstrates the power of art to deliver a clear message to the forces of darkness that would destroy a nation,” said Peter Gelb, the Met’s general director. “This album captures a uniquely memorable performance” 125, featuring soprano Elza van den Heever, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, tenor Piotr Beczała, and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green. 1, ‘Va, Pensiero’ from Verdi’s Nabucco, Strauss’s Four Last Songs, featuring soprano Lise Davidsen, and the Finale from Beethoven’s Symphony No.
A Concert For Ukraine opens with the National Anthem of Ukraine, featuring Ukrainian bass-baritone and Met Lindemann Young Artist Vladyslav Buialskyi, and also includes Valentin Silvestrov’s Prayer for Ukraine, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Op. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the company’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus with a roster of star soloists. Features star soloists including Lise Davidsen
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