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>Metropolitan Opera Director Peter Gelb: "I do not wish to maintain cultural ties with murderers"

▪ "The American government has betrayed Ukraine. Yet precisely because I understand how Russia weaponises culture for propaganda purposes, I am helping Ukraine in return – helping to generate a form of positive 'propaganda' in defense of its freedom."

▪ "Without a doubt, my understanding of and interest in Ukrainian music has grown immensely since the invasion. Like many others, I regret that I was naive in the early days of the war. We did not pay sufficient attention to what was happening."

▪ "In collaboration with the Polish government, the Polish National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, we established the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra – an artistic instrument that simultaneously supports Ukrainian performers and culture; boosts the morale of Ukrainians by showing they have international backing; and sends a message to Russia and Putin that Ukrainian art is alive and cannot be extinguished."

Source: https://en.lb.ua/news/2025/06/28/36274_metropolitan_opera_director_peter.html

: My-Ukraina
>part 2
video
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