UPDATE: This concert is now available on demand through Friday, April 1. WATCH HERE.
Join CPR Classical Monday at 4 p.m. for a live benefit production from the Metropolitan Opera: “A Concert for Ukraine.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met Orchestra and chorus, and multiple soloists join the cause to support relief efforts in Ukraine. Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi begins by leading musicians in Ukraine's national anthem.
Program:
- National Anthem of Ukraine
- "Prayer for the Ukraine" by Valentin Silvestrov
- "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber
- "Va, pensiero" from Verdi’s Nabucco
- "Four Last Songs" by Richard Strauss
- 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
The concert will be heard around the world, in support of the citizens of Ukraine. Be part of this international broadcast by tuning in to CPR Classical, Monday at 4 p.m.
Explore the program and find more information on the Met Opera’s website. And learn how to help the citizens of Ukraine at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine webpage.