A Concert for Ukraine (Met Live CD)
Lise Davidsen, Elza van den Heever, Jamie Barton, Piotr Beczala, Ryan Speedo Green, and Vladyslav Buialskyi
On March 14, 2022, the Met presented a benefit performance to support Ukrainian citizens under attack, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Met Orchestra and Chorus and star soloists in a performance that was broadcast live via radio around the world. This CD contains the entire 70-minute program, which featured music by Valentin Silvestrov, Barber (Adagio for Strings), Verdi (“Va pensiero” from Nabucco), Strauss (Four Last Songs), and Beethoven (4th movement of the 9th Symphony), with soloists Lise Davidsen, Elza van den Heever, Jamie Barton, Piotr Beczala, and Ryan Speedo Green, as well as Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, who led the Met Chorus in a performance of the Ukrainian national anthem.