'We’re extremely proud to share this powerful program with audiences across the country on broadcast and streaming platforms,” said Paula Kerger, CEO of PBS. We are honored, as America’s national cultural center, to join with our friends at PBS and the Metropolitan Opera to bring this concert and the stories of these brave artists to the world,” said Deborah F. “This remarkable ensemble is a testament to the power of artists and the arts to affect change and uplift the voices of those fighting for freedom. The broadcast version of the performance (final title TBD) premieres in September on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video app. The orchestra will embark on a European and American tour on July 28 that culminates with a performance at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Saturday, August 20, at 8:00 p.m. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, gathered by the Met and the Polish National Opera, is comprised of recent Ukrainian refugees and other artists in a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Opera and PBS announce that the final performance of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will be filmed for broadcast on PBS. “Needless to say,” she notes, “Westport music teachers had a great influence on me.To be Filmed at the Kennedy Center for Broadcast on PBSĪRLINGTON, VA J- The John F. Last June, she retired after many years with Connecticut Regional District 13. Hanulik did too - and a storied career there as orchestra director. The PBS documentary included a shot of Westport students walking across wooden platforms, into the new house: That first test of the opera house with a live audience included a rifle shot - unexpected and scary, Wiener says. It was so new, it was the very first performance at the new Metropolitan Opera House, before its official opening the following September. They saw Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West,” at the new Lincoln Center location. Music teacher John Hanulik took Cheryl’s 9th grade class on a field trip to the Met. Coleytown Junior High School had just opened. The other day, alert “06880” reader Cheryl Wiener saw a PBS “Great Performances” documentary about the Metropolitan Opera House.

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