The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children
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The Met Commissions an Opera About Abducted Ukrainian Children

The work, by the Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the American playwright George Brant, is inspired by the accounts of mothers whose children were taken during the war.
A Drone Opera, Brought to You by General Dynamics? A Company Clarifies.
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A Drone Opera, Brought to You by General Dynamics? A Company Clarifies.

“Grounded,” a new work about the psychological toll of drone warfare, drew scrutiny after its presenter, Washington National Opera, advertised the support of a major military contractor.