company designed to explore the composer’s life and work. And while this was Korngold’s last opera, it was by no means the end of his career. In a great stroke of luck and ideal timing, he was able to escape the fate of many of his contemporaries - Jewish composers murdered during the Holocaust. And he very soon found fame and fortune in Hollywood where he supplied the music for 16 films . He was heralded as a “founder of film music.
Gathered on the stage of The Reva and David Logan Center’s Performance Hall this past Thursday evening for a semi-staged, concert-style production directed by Elizabeth Margolius, were a dozen superb singer/actors and an impressive young orchestra led by the impeccable conductor, Anthony Barrese .
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