Anne Frank opera
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.
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Events leading up to the world premiere
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
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 3 • 2:30 PM • Ford-Crawford Hall
Co-sponsored by the Departments of Opera and Musicology and the Borns Jewish Studies Program
Panelists TBD