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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2014 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 19 audience. The beautiful quality of his bass voice, as well as his impeccable technique, infused the prophet Zaccaria with a burning intensity that lifted the level of the show whenever he was on stage.” L’viv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Solomiya Krushelnytska has staged world-renowned operas by foreign co m- posers, such as G . Puccini’s Madame Butterfly , G. Verdi’s A Masked Ball , G. Bizet’s Carmen , W. Mozart’s The Magic Flute , and many more. The opera house also boasts 10 Ukrainian productions in their repertoire, including such masterpieces as S. Hulak- Artemovskyy’s Zaporozhets za Duna- yem and I. Kotliarevsky’s Natalka Poltavka with libretto by M. Lysenko. It has attracted opera stars from all over the world and featured pe r- formances by Gemma Bellincioni, Mattia Battis ti- ni, Ada Sari, Jan Kiepura, as well as the mega voice of Luciano Pavarotti. Among the Ukrainian singers, the stage has welcomed Aleksander Myszu ga , Ludmila Bozhko, Maria Zankovetska, Lev Rejnarowycz, and Solomiya Krushelnytska for whom the theatre is named. Now the name of Stefan Szkafarowsky has been added to the roster of celebrities. May he return to L ’ viv with many more triumphantly successful performances! Editor’s Note: Delegates and guests preparing to attend the XXX UNWLA Convention on May 23-26, 2014, will be delighted to learn that Stefan Szkafarowsky will perform there on the evening of May 24th. Make plans to be there — before it is too late! Lesya Ukrainka ─ a Historic Role Model A Speech on the Occasion of the Rededication of Lesya Ukrainka Statue at the Ukrainian Cultural Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio (August 2011) by Dr. Mary Hamulak Hovanec Good afternoon esteemed guests, friends, and members of the Ukrainian community. We gather today to rededicate a statue and to pay homage and tribute to a woman of great historical, cultural, and literary significance─a woman of i n- domitable will and spirit. Until recently, the sphere and place of women in history was undervalued and disregar d- ed. Yet, w omen’s history reflects a broad diversity that includes issues and activities that cross inte r- national, national, and cultural lines. Today we recognize that women’s unique stories provide e s- sential role models as women’s achieve ments are critical to the composition of our world’s history. Female role models are vital and requisite as we confront the challenges and inexorable changes of the 21st century. Lesya Ukrainka serves as a histo r- ic role model for us today. We, as members of the Ukrainian comm u- nity, are very fortunate as we grew up well aware of the iconic figures of our historical past, and Lesya is included among them. Lesya is no stranger to us; yet, she remains unknown in the broader historical context. She rose in prominence to become one of the best known female writers and poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was an intelle c- tual, a brilliant poetess, a dramatist, and critical essayist. Her choice of pen name, Lesya Ukrainka, which literally means Ukrainian woman, emph a- sized her Ukrainian heritage and roots. This choice occurred at a time in history when no books except for fictional works were permitted to be published in the Ukrainian language within the Russian Empire. The tsarist regime applied similar repressive pol i- cies to Ukrainian drama. Lesya made the conscious decision to use her native Ukrainian language as her method of rebellion against the assault on the Ukrainian language and culture by the tsars of the Russian empire. Her deliberate choice and actions, a commitment to her Ukrainian language and n a- tional heritage, ensured her legacy as that of a poli t- ical, civil, and female activist. Her life was difficult and exemplifies her courage and tenacity. We are moved by the content and depth of her writings; neither can we deny our feelings of acute admiration for this woman who entered the world of literature at the age of eight and who matured intellectually to become a brilliant writer whose works have been translated into dozens of languages. Her writings provide us a lens through which we experience a glimpse of who she was. A woman with an extremely powerful personality, she was for some a rebel while for others a literary great, whose writings evoke a myriad of emotions. Her poetry was pro-Ukrainian and aimed against any kind of suppression and despotism of which she knew firsthand. Her writings reveal a sensitive girl and lat- er a young woman who developed a profound
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