Opera

  • Der Kaiser von Atlantis

    Viktor Ullmann’s “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” (The Emperor of Atlantis) is a unique and poignant opera composed during World War II. During this time, Ullmann was imprisoned in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp. Viktor Ullmann was born on January 1, 1898, in Teschen, Austrian Silesia (now Český Těšín in the Czech Republic). Both his parents were

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  • When a nation destroys its own culture it does a lot more than destroy the cultural fabric, it also destroys the soul of the nation, especially when it comes to the musical and cultural heritage. When it murders the artist who performs this cultural legacy, a part of that soul will be lost forever. Magda

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  • All deaths during the Holocaust were awful but the death of Henriette Gottlieb is particularly poignant. Some sources say she died on January 2 1942, other sources say she died in 1943. One thing that is fairly certain is that she died in the Lodz Ghetto. Henriette Gottlieb should have been known as one of

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  • On the 23rd of June , 1944,two delegates from the International Red Cross and one from the Danish Red Cross visited Theresienstadt  accompanied by the commandant SS First Lieutenant Karl Rahm and one of his deputies. During the visit the delegations were treated to an Opera by the Jewish composer Hans Krása. The children’s opera Brundibár was

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