MET: March 14, 2022
A Concert for Ukraine

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting
The Mertopolitan Opera, New York

Pre concert chat desribing the setting

Introduction by Met general manager Peter Gelb

Ukrainian National Anthem
The Met Opera Orchestra and Chorus plus bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi
text **

Prayer for Ukraine by Valentin Silvestrov
The Met Opera Chorus [a cappella]

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
The Met Opera Orchestra Strings

Va, pensiero from Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
The Met Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Finale from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
The Met Opera Orchestra and Chorus - soloists:
      Elza van den Heever,   soprano   [ South Africa ]
      Jamie Barton,   mezzo-soprano
      Piotr Beczala,   tenor   [ Poland ]
      Ryan Speedo Green,   bass-baritone

The above sound files were captured from The Met's live stream of the event.
The full stream is available for a short time as a service from The Met at brightcove-services.

A snippet via YouTube Video
      This is on the Met Opera YouTube channel.


** two more Ukrainian Anthem text links [use at your own risk]:
euromaidanpress     ukrainianlessons

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