The Swiss director Milo Rau will stage the opera "Alchesta in Kyiv" in collaboration with Opera Afrata and the Veterans Theater. The team took the 18th century Austrian baroque opera "Alchesta" as a basis and tried to transfer it to the context of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. According to Milo Rau, the military service and manager Olena Apchel became the project's philosopher. Her texts will become part of the opera. The production will also feature two expatriates from Ukraine who will tell their stories on the European stage.

The Swiss director Milo Rau will stage the opera "Alchesta in Kyiv" in collaboration with Opera Afrata and the Veterans Theater. The team took the 18th century Austrian baroque opera "Alchesta" as a basis and tried to transfer it to the context of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. According to Milo Rau, the military service and manager Olena Apchel became the project's philosopher. Her texts will become part of the opera. The production will also feature two expatriates from Ukraine who will tell their stories on the European stage.