(Finance) – Two Busitalia vehicles brought the Ukrainian National People’s Choir “G. Veryovka”the two buses were made available free of charge by the FS Group.
“The 71 artists – reads FS News, the information portal of the Ferrovie dello Stato Group – traveled from Warsaw to Genoa, where on April 25, the Italian Liberation Day from Nazi-Fascism, and will perform in a concert to be held at Carlo Felice Opera House in the Ligurian capital. Giovanna Braghieri, Liguria Trenitalia Regional Director, the Regional Councilor for Culture Ilaria Cavo, and a representative of the Ukrainian Genoese community welcomed the artists in Italy “.
“We have welcomed with great participation the request of the Ligurian consumer associations together with the Liguria Region to accompany the Ukrainian National Honor Academic Popular Choir Veryovka from Warsaw to Genoa”, underlined Luigi Corradi, Trenitalia CEO. “The FS Italiane Group confirms its support for the Ukrainian people by giving among other things the possibility to travel for free on our trains and by supporting solidarity initiatives such as the recent freight convoy left from Tuscany to Eastern Europe with first aid and goods This further sign of closeness concerns more expressly the world of culture that we must continue to favor and support, especially in a period like this, marked by terrible war events “.
The choir is in Italy for the first time since the conflict broke out, and fled Ukraine to Poland on April 5. Guest of Liguria Region, will perform two performances at the Carlo Felice Theater. The goal of this initiative is to raise funds that theProkrova Association it will allocate to support the Ukrainian population, both with humanitarian aid, through the purchase of basic necessities such as medicines and relief items, and with cultural support to protect the heritage of Ukraine, destroyed by the military invasion of Russia.
“The solidarity trip of the FS Group – the article continues – started from Perugia. The two Busitalia vehicles transported 15 quintals of food from Umbria to Poland for the Caritas Collection Center in Krakow, which assists some of the Ukrainian refugees. The foodstuffs were collected as part of the ‘Ukraine Emergency’ solidarity campaign promoted by Capuchin friars Minor and the Assisi Missio Onlus foundation. From Krakow, the two Busitalia buses then reached Warsaw where the choir artists, who arrived in Genoa this morning, were waiting for them “.
The preview concert on April 25 will see the “G. Veryovka” choir perform a liberation song and the Ukrainian national anthem, all pending the second concert open to citizens and also supported by Trenitalia which is scheduled at the Teatro Lirico Genoese Wednesday 27 April at 7.45 pm.
Starting from Thursday 28 April the choir will be engaged on a tour aboard the cruise ship ‘Costa Firenze’ which will depart from Genoa.