The World at War: Rage

Schedule

Fri Feb 03 2023 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Location

First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY

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Works by Britten, Schoenberg, and Shostakovich
About this Event

Benjamin Britten wrote his John Donne songs after seeing firsthand the horrors of a concentration camp. Arnold Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte is a scathing indictment of the narcissism of fascist leaders. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Songs from Jewish Folk Poetry confronts head on the suffering of the Jewish people during the Second World War.


Benjamin Britten The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op. 35

Arnold Schoenberg Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte Op. 41

Dmitri Shostakovich Songs from Jewish Folk Poetry Op. 79


Alexandra Nowakowski soprano; Sara Couden alto

Dominic Armstrong, Brian Vu tenor

Randall Scarlata baritone

Michael Brofman, Dimitri Dover, Ryan McCollough piano

The Ulysses Quartet

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Where is it happening?

First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, 119 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, United States

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Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 35.00

Brooklyn Art Song Society

Host or Publisher Brooklyn Art Song Society

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