“Music can be a powerful weapon against oppression” Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra is created to tour in artistic defense of their country

New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera will organize an orchestra tour this summer that will include Ukrainian musicians to raise funds for the nation’s artists. After its opening performance in Warsaw on July 28, 2022, the group is expected to travel across Europe and United States.

“Music can be a powerful weapon against oppression,” said a statement from Peter Gelb, the Metropolitan Opera’s general manager, and Waldemar Dabrowski, director of the Teatr Wielki. “This tour is meant to defend Ukrainian art and its brave artists as they fight for the freedom of their country.”

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