Welcome back to new day.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has
forced millions to flee the country.
Among them are some of the
country's most talented artists.
Seattle's Arts community is joining
forces to support them here with me.
Now our Emile de Coup,
music director at the Pacific
Northwest Ballet and Mezzo soprano
Olga Siniakova from the Seattle Opera.
Who's going to sing for us today?
Welcome to you both.
Thank you for having us thank you, thank
you Nice to have you so Emile tell us about
this joint effort. It's benefiting
an Opera House. In Poland, right?
It's a posnet Opera House and
their housing and feeding taking
care of refugees from Ukraine.
Musicians, singers, artist writers,
and so we thought we were performing
Swan Lake and we thought we wanted to do
something to help our fellow musicians
overseas during this horrible crisis.
And we thought maybe put on
a concert creating music.
But we thought even better,
let's do something to raise money to
help the relief effort and love that.
So, OK, you have family in
Ukraine still, so how are they doing?
What tell us what things
have been? Like for them,
yes. I have parents. They in they
still in Ukraine in my town nipro.
And yes it's difficult situation and every
night and with this difference in hours
you know because here is now morning.
They have late evening.
It's 10 hours difference and I don't
know when I could call them when
they are not sleeping. It's just.
And when I'm going to sleep also,
I feel that. This is,
you know, it's all time.
Some expectation.
I'm waiting messages.
I'm worried if I don't have
any message in the morning.
And during their performances also, it's
yeah the unknown.
And so while you're dealing with
all this stress and the uncertainty
worrying about your family and all
the people you care about there,
you've still been performing.
Yeah, what have you been doing around here?
Yes, to two months and 76
days of the war, it's really.
It's difficult and TSI.
I think I was in Italy. I was in.
And also Austria in beautiful city
lines and I have help from my.
Their colleagues,
yeah. What did it mean to you to see this
performance this this fundraiser happen?
Yeah, it's it's something like like
it's really surprise for me and
it's something that I could sing
for people and I could help somehow
for people, Ukrainian artists,
and you're going to perform for us.
So I think Emily and I are just going
to get out of your way and let you.
Ohh, but before I want just one time,
I want to tell you again about
this joint concert again.
This is benefiting Ukrainian artist.
It's Monday, May 16th at McCall Hall.
For now, ladies and gentlemen,
Olga Siniakova.
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Wow, I have chills. I know you
can't see them right now. That was
fantastic. So Monday May 16th
McCall Hall support Olga
and the others and pbs.org.
That's where you can go.
Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.
Absolutely we'll be right back.