NEW YORK (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera will stage a benefit concert on March 14 for Ukraine relief efforts that will be broadcast on radio worldwide. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The anthem was followed by “A Prayer for the Ukraine,” a choral work by a Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings and an unusually solemn “Va, pensiero,” the chorus of Hebrew slaves from Verdi’s “Nabucco.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Everyone on stage wore a yellow and blue ribbon. Thrown together with one primary rehearsal of the orchestra and chorus together on Monday afternoon and using singers currently in New York for Met productions, the concert showcased the Met chorus and chorusmaster Donald Palumbo. Principal horn Erik Ralske’s solo in “Frühling (September)” was haunting, and concertmaster David Chan’s impassioned violin solo between the second and third verses of “Beim Schlafengehen (When Going to Sleep)” will long be remembered. Norwegian Lise Davidsen, ascending to the rank of opera’s top stars, gave an emotional account of Strauss’ “Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs).” She filled the hall with her silvery, soaring soprano, bringing some tears to the audience when she sang of “O vast, tranquil peace” in “Im Abendrot (At Sunset).” The concert was broadcast on radio world-wide, including on Ukrainian public radio. “Members of the Metropolitan Opera company stand in solidarity with the proud Ukrainian people, so strong in the face of such injustice, destruction and death,” Gelb said in remarks from the stage. Met general manager Peter Gelb, who last week dropped star Russian soprano Anna Netrebko from future performances over her failure to condemn Russia President Vladimir Putin, also received a standing ovation.
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