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Miami Children's Chorus presents 'Brundibar'
MiamiHerald.com
But it has never undertaken a performance like the one it will present Sunday of Brundibar, the fabled children's opera originally staged in a Nazi ghetto that has become an emblem of tragedy and tenacity. “It's a powerful story, and the impact remains ...
The children's opera 'Brundibar' honors the power of artReading Eagle

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Brundibar Bonanza in June
Boulder Jewish News
By Julie Cohen on May 15, 2012 - 23 Iyar 5772 | Add a Comment Brundibar is a children's opera written by Czech composer Hans Krasa and performed at the Terezin concentration camp more than fifty times, as part of a Nazi propaganda effort to deceive ...


 
Boulder Weekly
Reel to reel | Week of May 24, 2012
Boulder Weekly
Ordered to write and direct a propaganda film depicting the concentration camp as a haven for artists, Gerron filmed a production of Brundibar that survives today. Gerron, the children he filmed, and Brundibar's composer were all sent to their deaths ...


 
Opera review: 'Brundibar' a hauntingly lovely production
Reading Eagle
By Susan L. Pena A large crowd gathered Sunday afternoon to see the free performance of Hans Krasa's children's opera, "Brundibar," presented in the Sovereign Performing Arts Center by the Reading Symphony Orchestra, Berks Classical Children's Chorus, ...


 
See 'Brundibár,' once performed by Holocaust victims, in Reading for free
bctv.org
The Berks County community is invited to a free musical event, "Brundibár," on Sunday, May 6, beginning at 3 pm in the Sovereign Performing Arts Center in downtown Reading. The performance will feature members of Reading Symphony Orchestra, ...

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Plain Dealer
CityMusic Cleveland presents charming, potent children's opera born in the ...
Plain Dealer
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer Scott Shaw, The Plain DealerEla Stein Weissberger, center, sings the victory song in the CityMusic Cleveland production of Hans Krasa's "Brundibar" with Joshua Delk, left, and Lydia Pfeile.


 
Voice of America
Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012: His Imagination Redefined Children's Literature
Voice of America
In two thousand three, Maurice Sendak worked with the playwright Tony Kushner on a picture book called “Brundibar.” The book is based on a children's opera by the Jewish Czech composer Hans Krasa. Two poor children must buy milk for their sick mother.
Remembering a 'curmudgeon'The Keene Sentinel
In Appreciation: Author Sendak Mourned By Children of All AgesThe Ledger
Top 10 Maurice Sendak BooksTheCelebrityCafe.com
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