He contacted the head of the Polish National Opera, and together they arranged funding and tour dates for the new orchestra.
Peter is Peter Gelb, Wilson’s husband and the Met’s general manager. “And I was just constantly crying and saying we have to do something, and that’s when the tour was born.” Three weeks later, “I was supposed to go to Odessa to conduct, and instead I met Peter in London,” she said. Wilson, who traces her own Ukrainian ancestry to great-grandparents on her mother’s side, recalled being in Europe when the assault began in February. Hers were the guiding hands that molded the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble founded as a musical statement of defiance against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. NEW YORK - (AP) - It’s been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, forming an orchestra from scratch, leading it on a 12-city tour, and then as soon as it disbanded going straight to the Metropolitan Opera to prepare for an opening-week debut.
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