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War Rule Qumran Cave 4, second half 1st century BCE Ink on parchment 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm) 4Q493-344 Israel Antiquities Authority |
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May 03, 2005 8:00 pm SOLD OUT! Maurice Sendak and Tony kushner Live following a performance of BrundibarScheuer AuditoriumArtist Maurice Sendak and playwright Tony Kushner collaborated on a new version of Brundibar (2003), a picture book and an opera based on a 1938 children’s opera by Czech Jewish composer Hans Krása. Tony Kushner adapted the libretto and Maurice Sendak created the illustrations for the book and designed the sets and costumes for the opera. Brundibar tells the story of two children named Pepicek and Aninku, who, alone and without money, set out to procure milk for their mother who has fallen ill. At the town square they encounter Brundibar, a teenage bully, who makes coins by playing his hurdy-gurdy. When the brother and sister attempt to earn some money by singing, they are chased away by Brundibar. With the help of some friendly animals, they return with many schoolchildren and sing a beautiful lullaby, making enough money to buy milk for their mother who, at the end of the story, is restored to health. A political allegory, Brundibar became a symbol of resistance for the inmates of the concentration camp in Terezin, where the 1938 opera was performed by young Jewish prisoners. This special concert performance of the 2003 opera features music from Brundibar, performed by the Young People's Chorus of New York City and special guests including solo vocalists and actors, accompanied by an ensemble of six instrumentalists. Kimberly Grigsby is music director. Maurice Sendak will participate in a post-performance conversation with Tony Kushner. This performance is presented in conjunction with The Jewish Museum’s new exhibition, Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak. Maurice Sendak is an award-winning, multifaceted illustrator and author whose work also includes set and costume design for opera and ballet. He has been accorded many honors for children’s book writing and illustration, among them: the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are; the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration (1970); the American Library Association’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1983); and the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2003), an annual international prize for children’s literature established by the Swedish government. In 1996 Sendak was presented with a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in the United States. Tony Kushner's work has been produced at theaters around the United States and in more than thirty countries around the world. His plays include: A Bright Room Called Day, Angels In America, Slavs!, Homebody/Kabul, and Caroline, or Change. Caroline, or Change won four Lucille Lortel awards. In 2003, Tony Kushner wrote the text for Brundibar (Hyperion Books), a book for children with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; and the text for The Art of Maurice Sendak, 1981-Present (Harry N. Abrams). Kushner’s Broadway production of Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes received a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, two Olivier Award nominations, and the New York Critics Circle Award, among others. The 2003 HBO television version of Angels in America, directed by Mike Nichols, won eleven Emmys. The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC), directed by Francisco N&3250;ññez, is an award winning, internationally acclaimed youth ensemble that performs more than 40 concerts, operas, and workshops annually in New York and beyond. The YPC was the winner of two gold medals at the 2004 Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany. Sponsored in part by Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children and The Saul and Gladys Gwirtzman Program Fund, in memory of the parents of Rita J. Kaplan. English adaptation by Tony Kushner, after Adolf Hoffmeister's original libretto. Music by Hans Krasa. Published by Tempo Praha, represented by Boosey & Hawkes/Bote & Bock, Berlin. $50 general public; $45 students/over 65; $40 members Please note that tickets for Members are available only by calling the Box Office at 212.423.3337. Sponsored in part by Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion Books for Children and The Saul and Gladys Gwirtzman Program Fund, in memory of the parents of Rita J. Kaplan.
Order Tickets by Phone: 212.423.3337; Sun-Th, 10:30am-5pm & Fri, 10:30am-3pm. |
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