Echoes from the Darkness (Califra) New York 2021
The libretto of this chamber opera was derived from the diaries and other writings of Petr and Eva Ginz, children in Prague raised in the chaos and horror of the Nazi occupation of Prague. Both Petr and Eva ended up in the Terezin Concentration Camp. Petr, older by a few years, was brought from Terezin […]
Echoes from the Darkness (Califra) New York 2021
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Echoes from the Darkness
- Composer: Califra John
- Libretto: adapted from the Holocaust diaries and other writings of Petr Ginz and his sister, Eva Ginzova (now, Chava Pressburger).
- Venue & Opera Company: Czech Cultural Center, New York City, Mannes Opera
- Recorded: November 9, 2021
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Elise Albian, Daniel Rosenberg, Larissa Zens, Jannik Horlitz, Theodora Seigel, Hao Jiang
- Conductor: Kelly Karwai Lam, Derek Gleeson
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: John Califra
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- This Recording is NOT AVAILABLE from a proper commercial or public source
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The libretto of this chamber opera was derived from the diaries and other writings of Petr and Eva Ginz, children in Prague raised in the chaos and horror of the Nazi occupation of Prague. Both Petr and Eva ended up in the Terezin Concentration Camp. Petr, older by a few years, was brought from Terezin to Auschwitz by his 16th birthday and, was murdered there. Eva surived and is still alive.
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