Danielle Goldstein

September 30, 2019

Interviews, Theatre

Der Silbersee: A meeting of revolutionary musical minds

Danielle Goldstein

September 30, 2019

Interviews, Theatre

Der Silbersee: A meeting of revolutionary musical minds

The German composer Kurt Weill is best known for his edgy collaborations with Bertolt Brecht, but his work with the playwright Georg Kaiser, with whom he shared deep social convictions, also inspired serious compositions. Their last collaboration was Der Silbersee (The Silver Lake)…

Danielle Goldstein

May 14, 2019

Reviews, Theatre

Song of Dina ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

May 14, 2019

Reviews, Theatre

Dina is the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob, silent and passive apart from one action, which has terrible unforeseen consequences. "She went out to meet the women of the land" where Jacob has settled his family and has a sexual encounter with Shechem the local Hivite prince…

Danielle Goldstein

April 1, 2019

Interviews, Theatre

Song of Dina

Danielle Goldstein

April 1, 2019

Interviews, Theatre

In Genesis, chapter 34, a horrific series of events is set in motion. Dina, the only daughter of the patriarch Jacob, goes out “to meet the women of the land” where Jacob and his family have settled. She encounters Shechem, the local Hivite prince. According to Genesis, he “took her and…

Judi Herman

June 26, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Kiss Me Kate ★★★★

Judi Herman

June 26, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Kiss Me Kate is credited with reviving Cole Porter’s flagging post-war career and from Opera North’s glorious revival it’s easy to see why. Sam and Bella Spewack, the Jewish power couple behind the book, had worked with Porter before and Bella insisted Porter was invited to write…

Danielle Goldstein

May 25, 2018

Interviews, Theatre

Interview: Na’ama Zisser

Danielle Goldstein

May 25, 2018

Interviews, Theatre

Israeli composer Na’ama Zisser tells us about writing her Jewish opera Mamzer Bastard. Imagine you’re in New York in the 1970s. Jimmy Carter is either in office or about to be, bands like the Bee Gees and Elton John are vying for top spot in the charts, and one very apprehensive groom named Yoel is dreading his impending wedding…