Friday marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended the lives of Ukrainians and upset Europe’s security.
The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, and Sydney Opera House gleamed in yellow and blue in solemn remembrance of the outbreak of the war on Feb. 24, 2022.
Demonstrators opposed to Russia’s occupation of Ukraine rally with flags and signs in Times Square on February 24, 2023 in New York City. The day the war broke out, Rondiak remembers calling her husband in Kyiv, begging him to leave quickly. Leaving Ukraine is how Rondiak was born here — her grandmother was sent to a Russian gulag when her mother was 11. During World War II, her parents were forced to emigrate from the Soviet Union to the US.
"Since Russia values culture so much, and Putin has made a point of saying he wants to destroy not only Ukraine, but eliminate its cultural legacy. And great cultural institutions needed to rise to its defense" said Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. "The Metropolitan Opera," Kyslytsya said, "adopted Ukrainian culture, adopted me, adopted my mission."
The Ukrainian singers wrapped themselves in flags during the curtain calls. Tickets were priced at $50, with the Met saying it held the amount lower than its usual prices in the hope audience members would donate large amounts to supporting Ukraine’s war effort. Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov, who withdrew from a new production of Verdi’s "La Forza del Destino" at the Met next season, was quoted recently as saying artists should remain neutral.
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