An Inexhaustible Operatic Inspiration

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Jewish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music. In this latest installment of his forthcoming book, Professor Levin discusses the famous Yiddish play by S. An-ski, The Dybbuk, as the source for many operas, several of which will be addressed individually in soon-to-be posted separate chapters.

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The First Yiddish Opera

The first Yiddish opera, King Ahaz (Melekh Akhaz), composed in 1911 by Samuel Alman

Yiddish Humor in Opera

Ofer Ben-Amots's operatic adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story, Gan eydn fun a nar

A Jewish Opera on a Hassidic Tale

Paul Schoenfield's operatic adaptation of a Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav story, The Merchant and the Pauper