New York Metropolitan Opera to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with a concert to remember victims of the war

The Metropolitan Opera in New York will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with a concert on Feb. 24 to remember victims of the war, Associated Press reports.

Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Soprano Golda Schultz, mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, tenor Dmytro Popov, and Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi will be the soloists at the Feb. 24 performance.

All tickets cost $50 and go on sale Feb. 1. The Met is encouraging ticket buyers to make donations to Ukraine relief efforts, AP writes.

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