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Isadore Freed
… he was commissioned by the Harrt Foundation to write the opera, “The Princess and the Vagabond,” which was premiered on May 13, 1948 by the Foundation's Opera Department. In the early years of Freed’s tenure …
Hans Krása
… lessons for him with the concertmaster of the German opera house in Prague . Krása’s father, a prosperous Czech … Erde ist des Herrn . In 1932, Krása also finished his first opera, Verlobung im Traum (Betrothal in a Dream), based on … , for which he received a Czechoslovak State Prize. The opera premiered on Prague Radio in March 1933, and then …
Rafael Schächter
… graduating, Schächter formed a successful Chamber Music Opera, and was a sought after vocal coach. Schächter arrived … to organizing choral activities, Schächter produced several Operas for performance in Terezín, including Smetana's The … Terezín; he performed in many recitals of lied, songs, and operatic excerpts. He also offered private lessons to …
Mordekhai Zeira
… his childhood, Zeira listened to classical music in both Operas that he went to with his mother, and through his … song, the duo sat in 'Mo'adon Hameltsarim' Café that was operated by H ezkel. The time was two in the morning, and …
Yosef Hadar
… Yafa and his father Yehiel were both members of the Israeli Opera under Golinkin, and of the Tel Aviv Choir under Joel Engel . Hadar absorbed both classical/operatic repertoire and contemporary Israeli repertoire from … Independence he participated in the Battle of Latrun and in Operation Hiram, as well as serving as a culture officer and …
Pavel Haas
… incidental music, orchestral and chamber music, and an opera. Haas' pieces influenced by Jewish music include Al …
Karel Reiner
… returned to Prague to prepare a performance of Alois Hába’s opera, Matka (The Mother) at the Grand Opera in May of 1945. From 1945-7, he resumed his position …
Karel Ančerl
… worked for Hermann Scherchen as a vocal coach at the Munich Opera House. He went on to conduct the orchestra in the … and was offered a position as conductor of the Prague Opera house. In 1947, he accepted a post as conductor of …
Nurit Hirsh
… electronic music. From an early age, Hirsh would accompany Opera singers. She was the pianist of 'Hamam' theatre in …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… Silberstein, the principal cellist of the Metropolitan Opera with Tsipora Miron, piano, and was released by the … Kitt, The Smothers Brothers, Neil Sedaka, The Metropolitan Opera singers Richard Tucker , Jan Peerce , Misha Raitzin, …