Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater will present the world premiere of the first full-scale production of an opera based on “The Diary of a Young Girl”—also known as “The Diary of Anne Frank”—when “Anne Frank,” by Shulamit Ran on a libretto by Charles Kondek, opens March 3, 2023, at Bloomington’s Musical Arts Center.
Presentations by Musicologists and Cast of Anne Frank to Area Schools
Ongoing in the Community
The Project School | Batchelor Middle School | Bloomington High School North | St. Charles School
Pacifica Quartet Recital featuring Holocaust-themed quartet by Shulamit Ran, the composer of the upcoming opera Anne Frank
Friday, February 10 • 8 PM • Auer Hall
Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and daring repertory choices, faculty quartet-in-residence the Pacifica Quartet has achieved international recognition over the past 25 years as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today, establishing itself as the embodiment of the ideal American quartet sound.
Artists Respond to the Holocaust: Gallery Talk, Panel Discussion, and Performance (RSVP Required)
Sunday, February 26 • 2 PM • Eskenazi Art Museum
The Eskenazi Museum of Art is partnering with the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in anticipation of the world premiere of the opera Anne Frank.
Following the tour, we’ll move to the Martin Commons on the museum’s second floor, where Dr. McComas, Shulamit Ran and Arthur Fagen, composer and conductor of Anne Frank, will engage in a moderated discussion on the ways in which the Holocaust has been interpreted and presented in the visual and performing arts. This dialogue will be followed by an excerpt from Anne Frank, performed by members of the cast.
Panel Discussion: An Exploration of the Opera Anne Frank
Thursday, March 2 • 2:30 PM • Ford-Crawford Hall
Co-sponsored by the Departments of Opera and Musicology and the Borns Jewish Studies Program
Program:
Part I: Presentations and Panel, hosted by Halina Goldberg, Professor and Chair of Musicology department at IU Jacobs School of Music and Affiliate Professor of Jewish Culture Robert A. at Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Brief Q&A
Part II: Meet the Artists, hosted by Judah Cohen, Professor of Musicology at IU Jacobs School of Music and Lou and Sybil Mervis Professor of Jewish Culture Robert A. at Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.
How We Go On: Generations After the Holocaust
Tuesday, March 7 • 6:30 PM • MAC Mezzanine
Presented by the JSOM Health & Wellness Committee
Panelists:
Moderator: Rabbi Sue Laikin Silberberg | IU Hillel
Arthur Fagen | Professor of Orchestral Conducting
Avishay Hayut & Guests | Generations After
Yoav Hayut | JSOM Student
Faculty Recital: "Shema Yisrael" - Art Songs by Jewish Composers
Thursday, March 9 • 6:30 PM • Auer Hall
Zachary Coates, baritone; Allan Armstrong, piano
Repertoire
Scott Gendel: What We Did Not Know (2014)
Sylvie Bodorová: Terezín Ghetto Requiem (1997)
Pavel Haas: Four Songs on Chinese Poetry (1944)
Hanns Eisler: Selected songs about war (to be announced)
