Two True Stories
Our spring double bill with Music of Remembrance brings together two true stories that are profound tributes to the restorative power of memory.
The unnamed world premiere was originally a Chicago Tribune article, written and investigated by Howard Reich and is being brought to the stage via composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer.
The titled article “Confronting the Ghosts of a Looted Past” details the journey of an ailing Vietnam Veteran, Gerald McDonald, learning that he is the heir to a collection of Nazi-looted art. With borrowed money and limited time, he travels to Prague in an attempt to retrieve what was stolen from his family long ago. Along the way in search of his family’s legacy leads him to embrace an identity that had been hidden from him, and through art he discovers a deeper truth in his life.
You can find the article in two parts on Howard Reich's website.
The other true story which accompanies this world premiere is Another Sunrise, an earlier MOR commission. This intense monodrama is an intimate portrait of an Auschwitz survivor, Krystyna Zywulska's struggles to find words capable of describing harrowing, unimaginable situations to people who weren't there.
To learn more about Another Sunrise, check out the webinar and composer/librettist talks MOR has on their website.
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