Tuesday, March 8, 2022

MetOpera.org: "A Concert for Ukraine"— 6 PM ET Monday, March 14; Soloists include Bass-Baritone Ryan Speedo Green; Streamed via metopera.org


Ryan Speedo Green

The Metropolitan Opera

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 other proceeds going to support relief efforts in Ukraine. Tickets are $50 and go on sale to the general public Wednesday, March 9, at 12PM ET.

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.

The concert will be broadcast in the U.S. via many of the radio stations that regularly carry the Met’s Saturday matinee radio series as well as member stations of National Public Radio. 

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The concert will also be carried live on Met Opera Radio on Sirius XM (channel 355) and streamed live via metopera.org.

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A Concert for Ukraine is made possible by a generous gift from C. Graham Berwind, III.

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