Stepanyuk, a Ukrainian soprano opera singer living in a Tokyo suburb, sings during a rehearsal before a charity concert as she stands next to a Ukrainian flag in Kokubunji, west of Tokyo. Photo: AP
The Ukrainian song has no words.
When Oksana Stepanyuk, an award-winning soprano with The Japan Opera Foundation, performs Melody, composed by Myroslav Skoryk, her voice turns into a wail of mourning, a pensive but piercing prayer for her homeland.
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