Cat Radio Cafe

Tue, Jan 18, 2022 21:00 PM

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Hosts: Janet Coleman and David Dozer

Topics:

the inertia of the Jewish aristocracy in recognizing -
how the composer and librettist collaborated -
what their political feelings were -
how they handled the multi - lingual aspects of the arias

Synopsis:
‘’THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS”: THE OPERA
On this show we’ll be joined by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Kourie to discuss the upcoming world premiere of their opera, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, based upon Georgio Bassini’s 1962 novel about an old and aristocratic Italian-Jewish family on the eve of World War II who believe themselves immune to the encroaching Jewish racial laws and the coming alliance between Mussolini’s fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The story resonates mightily with its themes of discrimination, exclusion and fascism on the world stage today.
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis. a co-production of The New York City Opera and the Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, opens on January 27 and plays for eight performances only at Edmond J. Safra Hall in the The Museum of Jewish Heritage , a Living Memorial to the Holocaust.

Guests:

Ricky Ian Gordon, composer' -
Michael Kourie, lyricist/librettist -

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excerpts from the opera (recorded in rehearsal) -

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