run dot oksana linear. welcome to the program. thank you very much. what does it mean to you to be the first ukrainian conductor to step onto the metropolitan stage. >> it is absolutely exciting. i feel very honored to be the first ukrainian conduct a in 141 years of metropolitan cia to history and to be a part of this legendary and historical differently production of toronto and what does it mean to you given the fact that there's a horrible war raging in your homeland to you to be here. >> and what do you hope? the audience and even the choir and the performers to take from this moment in history yes, the