Publisher: Onibatan Music. This is an opera in three acts. The libretto is by the Dutch writer Henk Romijn Meijer. The subject of the opera is Mordechai Gebirtig, the poet and songwriter from early 20th century Krakow. This work was commissioned by the University of Cincinnati and first performed in May 2003 by the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Opera Department;
Sandra Bernhard, director.
2h 30m
audio excerpt (beginning of opera)
view score excerpt (beginning of opera)