Audience members and at least one performer at the Metropolitan Opera's Ukraine benefit were thinking of family members, whether distant, reunited or linked together by radio.
A huge Ukrainian flag hung from the facade of the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert benefitting Ukrainian relief efforts.A huge Ukrainian flag hung from the facade of the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert benefitting Ukrainian relief efforts.The Metropolitan Opera’s benefit concert for Ukraine started at 6 p.m. on Monday evening. But by 4:30 p.m.
“She was going to stay," Marta Lesiuk said. "She says, ‘It's my house, I know people. My farm — everything!’ It's her life, but I think she is getting a little bit nervous.”The opera house was packed with Ukrainian-Americans wearing yellow and blue, assembled for a sold-out night with all ticket proceeds going toward relief efforts in Ukraine. Many shared stories similar to the Lesiuks, including the Ukrainian bass-baritone singing on stage, Vladyslav Buialskyi.
For her, the event meant celebrating her cousins, her connection with her parents and her culture, a respite from the horrible news coming out of her ancestral home.
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