Yiddish Operetta
Visionary Berlin comic opera director Kosky, himself the grandson of Jewish emigrants from Europe, explores the tragedy and wit of this forgotten genre.
Barrie Kosky is one of the most sought-after opera directors in the world and his productions have been hailed as both visionary and controversial. In this three-part series, Barrie Kosky and explores three areas of music for the stage which have a resonance for him and shares some of his own personal story.
In this episode Barrie Kosky, the grandson of Jewish emigrants from Europe himself, explores the tragedy and tongue-in-cheek wit of a forgotten genre: Yiddish operetta. With songs of melancholy and despair, to infectious comedy, these were the soundtrack to multiple generations. Barrie explores these songs with themes of exile, loneliness and homesickness, but which are also about the joy of life 鈥� against all odds. Including a special recording of a concert he gave at the Komische Oper in Berlin.
Ellstein 鈥� Maz鈥檒
Rumshinksky 鈥� A bis鈥檒 libe
Secunda 鈥� Shver tzu zayn a yid
Runshinksy 鈥� Du bist do likht fun
Olshanetsky 鈥� Glik
Ellstein _ Ikh sing, Oygn
Ellstein 鈥� Farges mikh nit
Ellstein 鈥� Tif vi di nakht
Ellstein 鈥� Yid鈥檒 mit n fid鈥檒
Bock - To Life from 鈥楩iddler on the Roof鈥�
Ellstein 鈥� Oy mame bin ikh
Strock 鈥� Vi ahin zol ikh geh鈥檔
Goldfaden 鈥� Rozhinkes mit mandl鈥檔
Lebedeff 鈥� Romania, Romania
Produced by Lindsay Pell
Photo credit: Jan Windszus
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Jerry Bock
Tradition
Ensemble: Original Broadway Cast.- Fiddler On The Roof - Original Broadway Recording.
- RCA Victor.
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Abraham Ellstein
Maz'l
Performer: Elizabeth Shammash. Author: Molly Picon. Orchestra: Vienna Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Elli Jaffe.- Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage Volume 1.
- Naxos.
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Sholom Secunda
Shver tzu zayn a yid
Composer: Itzkkhok Perlov. Performer: Alma Sad茅. Performer: Barrie Kosky. -
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Joseph Rumshinsky
Du bist do likht fun mayne oygn
Performer: Nell Snaidas. Author: Isidore Lillian. Orchestra: Vienna Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Elli Jaffe.- Great Songs Of The Yiddish Stage Volume 3.
- Naxos.
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Alexander Olshanetsky
Glik
Performer: Robert Abelson. Author: Bella Meisel. Orchestra: Wiener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Elli Jaffe.- Great Songs Of The Yiddish Stage Volume 2.
- Naxos.
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Abraham Ellstein
Ikh zing
Performer: Robert Bloch. Author: Molly Picon. Orchestra: Vienna Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Elli Jaffe.- Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage Volume 1.
- Naxos.
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Abraham Ellstein
Farges mikh nit
Performer: Helene Schneiderman. Performer: Barrie Kosky. Author: Jacob Jacobs. -
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Abraham Ellstein
Yid'l mit 'n fid'l
Performer: Alma Sad茅. Performer: Barrie Kosky. Author: 讗讬爪讬拽 诪讗址谞讙注专. -
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Jerry Bock
Lekhayim (To Life)
Performer: Steven Skybell. Performer: Bruce Sabath. Ensemble: Fiddler On The Roof 2018 Company.- Fiddler On The Roof - In Yiddish - 2018 Company.
- RCA Victor.
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Oscar Strock
Vi ahin zol ikh geyn?
Performer: Alma Sad茅. Performer: Barrie Kosky. Author: S. Korn-Teuer. -
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Avraham Goldfaden
Rozhinkes mit mandl'n
Performer: Helene Schneiderman. Performer: Alma Sad茅. Performer: Barrie Kosky. -
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Aaron Lebedeff
Rumania, Rumania
Performer: Helene Schneiderman. Performer: Alma Sad茅. Performer: Barrie Kosky. -
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Sholom Secunda
Zug Far Vus
Performer: Alma Sad茅. Performer: Helene Schneiderman. Performer: Barrie Kosky. Lyricist: Jacob Jacobs.
Broadcast
- Sun 10 Oct 2021 23:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3