This must have been a touching moment.
‘Don Carlos’ Finally Brings French Verdi to the Met
It is Verdi’s largest, shadowiest masterpiece — and particularly somber on Monday, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued and the evening opened with the audience rising in silence for a performance of the Ukrainian national anthem by the Met’s chorus and orchestra. Center stage was Vladyslav Buialskyi, a young Ukrainian bass-baritone making his company debut in a tiny role, his hand on his heart.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/a...os-review.html
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