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Ya'akov Orland
… lasting until Alterman's death. In 1933, he began studying theater informally and organized readings of English poetry, … 1936 and 1939, Orland resided in England, where he pursued theater studies at the Royal Academy of Drama in London. … Hai'r Hazot ("This City") was staged in 1953 at the Ohel Theater, and his play Halishke Hashchora ("The Black …
Joseph Achron
… and performing, and began to write music for the Yiddish Theater. In 1932 he was commissioned to compose Evening …
Marc Lavry
… oratorios, chamber and orchestral works, popular songs, and theater music. Perhaps his most well known piece, one which … … Art … Music … Riga … Palestine … Orchestra … Opera … Theater … Mediterranean … Style … Marc Lavry …
Gustav Mahler
… received his first conducting position at Bad Hall, a small theater south of Linz in Austria . A year later, Mahler began working as a conductor for the Landestheater in Laibach, a larger and more prestigious institution that staged both theater and Opera. Beginning in 1882, Mahler took several …
Nahum Nardi
… to his songs, Nardi also wrote incidental music for the theater. Several examples include the play Megilat Esther , which was performed at the Erets-Yisraeli Theater [4] of Gnessin , in 1928, and Bamitbakh by Shalom Aleikhem, performed at Habimah Theater in 1947. In the medium of art music, Nardi composed …
Sholom Secunda
… for a Shabbat service. Sholom got his start in Yiddish theater shortly after arriving to New York City. While his … he was contracted to lead services at the Thalia Theater on the Lower East Side. It was then that he came into contact with Yiddish Theater star David Kessler. After his soprano voice …
Mordekhai Hershman
… advertised morning liturgical services at the Ohel Shem theater led by the famous cantor Mordecai Hershman … Yiddish talkie, when it was presented at the “Metro” cinema theater in Warsaw. The film, based on the 1911 operetta of … … Ukraine … Synagogue music … American cantors … Yiddish Theater … Yiddish Films … Yiddish songs … Mordekhai Hershman …
Jacques Offenbach
… on 15th century Hebrew melodies, debuted at the Jardin Turc Theater. During the 1840’s Offenbach advanced his career … continued to submit his work to be staged by local Parisian theaters, but met with little success. In 1850 he took a … 1855, Offenbach rented the Théâtre Marigny, a small wooden theater in Champs Elysées. Offenbach officially opened the …
Isaac Schlossberg
… Destruction of Jerusalem') by the troupe of the Jewish theater Avrum-Olter Fishzon. Later, for several years, … he worked as a composer and conductor of the leading Jewish theaters: 'The Rock', 'Novosti', and the Kaminsky troupe. … wil azoy ' ('So Malvinka Wants') (1916) by the Pantheon Theater in Lublin; 'Di Shane Bertha ' ('Belle Bertha') …
Sasha Argov
… and meter. Argov was also a prolific composer of film and theater music. Some of his scores include: Rak lo beShabat …