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What Next: The Russians Invaded. The Opera Played On.

Slate Culture

English - July 16, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.9K ratings
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Persistent Russian missile strikes since February and an ongoing blockade have silenced Odesa’s normally busy port—but not its 19th century opera house. Performances now end with a singing of the Ukrainian national anthem.

Guest: Ekaterina Tsymbalyuk, a soloist at the Odesa Opera.

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Persistent Russian missile strikes since February and an ongoing blockade have silenced Odesa’s normally busy port—but not its 19th century opera house. Performances now end with a singing of the Ukrainian national anthem.


Guest: Ekaterina Tsymbalyuk, a soloist at the Odesa Opera.


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