"The Dybbuk" at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
The Dybbuk - An Opera by Joel Mandelbaum - Based on a Play by Sholom Ansky will be performed on Thursday, October 26th, 2017 at 8 PM at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W 67 Street, NYC). All tickets are $20.00.
This is the first time Mandelbaum has conducted his own work, arguably an important opera on this subject among the many in the contemporary repertory, The performances feature Gilad Paz, tenor, and Emily Misch, soprano; as well as John Ramseyer, Amy Maude Helfer, mezzo soprano; Stephan Kirchgraber, bass; JinXiang Yu, soprano; and T.J.Barnes, baritone. Joel Mandelbaum, Conductor; Stephan Fillare Associate Conductor
"The Dybbuk” has all the elements of opera: two young people fall in love. Her greedy father rejects the penniless young man who, in turn makes a Faustian deal. But this is Jewish: the deal is with the dark spirits of the Kabbala and, after the youth dies, the young woman is possessed by a Dybbuk - the spirit of the dead young man.
The story is rich with the mystical folktales of the time - a mysterious messenger sings of how the heart of the world can only live when it can see the Crystal Spring . . . and so begins another day of life." In a dramatic scene, the Dybbuk is exorcised, but the girl dies. As the opera ends, it seems as though she is flyingup to heaven with her lover accompanied by the most beautiful music you can imagine. "Too late!" says the Rabbi "blessed be a righteous judge," says the Messenger.
This is the first time Mandelbaum has conducted his own work, arguably an important opera on this subject among the many in the contemporary repertory, The performances feature Gilad Paz, tenor, and Emily Misch, soprano; as well as John Ramseyer, Amy Maude Helfer, mezzo soprano; Stephan Kirchgraber, bass; JinXiang Yu, soprano; and T.J.Barnes, baritone. Joel Mandelbaum, Conductor; Stephan Fillare Associate Conductor
"The Dybbuk” has all the elements of opera: two young people fall in love. Her greedy father rejects the penniless young man who, in turn makes a Faustian deal. But this is Jewish: the deal is with the dark spirits of the Kabbala and, after the youth dies, the young woman is possessed by a Dybbuk - the spirit of the dead young man.
The story is rich with the mystical folktales of the time - a mysterious messenger sings of how the heart of the world can only live when it can see the Crystal Spring . . . and so begins another day of life." In a dramatic scene, the Dybbuk is exorcised, but the girl dies. As the opera ends, it seems as though she is flyingup to heaven with her lover accompanied by the most beautiful music you can imagine. "Too late!" says the Rabbi "blessed be a righteous judge," says the Messenger.
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