Theaters were awarded for helping their audiences escape the horrors of war in the streets for a few hours.
The Lviv National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and the Odesa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet received the “Opera Oscar”. They were awarded for their performances against the background of power outages and artillery shelling on the territory of Ukraine, which allowed the audience to escape the horrors of war on the streets for at least a few hours, Reuters reports.
The theaters were awarded the “Best Theater” award of the International Opera Awards for “outstanding work in difficult conditions”. a city where the streets are dark but our souls are full of light. Our music is now humming with generators everywhere, but it is the music of our survival, of our life,” said Oksana Taranenko, stage director at the Odesa National Opera.
Both theaters have resumed production after being forced to suspend production following the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of our country. The jury noted their “courage and resilience, shown in the fact that they continue to speak out, despite the danger and devastation associated with the war.” awarded the European prize for young playwrights.
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