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Hanns Eisler's Hollywood Songbook
Zipper Hall, The Colburn School
Los Angeles, CA
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Hanns Eisler's Hollywood Songbook
In honor of SongFest's 20th anniversary, we present the first staged presentation of German Classical composer turned LA Film Composer Hanns Eisler's ground-breaking Hollywood Songbook in its namesake neighborhood. Written in exile during WW2, Eisler a prodigal pupil of Schoenberg, writes music of searing insight and haunting humanity to the poetry of Anakreon, Brecht, Goethe, Eichendorff, Hölderlin, Pascal, Rimbaud, and Viertel. Directed by Edwin Cahill with costumes and set-design by Project Runway Finalist Bradon McDonald. Zipper Hall

SINGERS
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano
Christian Bester, baritone
Jorell Williams, baritone
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

PIANISTS
Javier Arrebola, piano
Katelan Terrell, piano

CREATIVE TEAM
Edwin Cahill, director
Bradon McDonald, costumes & set design
Alan Smith & Javier Arrebola, musical direction

HOLLYWOODER LIEDERBUCH PROGRAM

In der Fremde (spoken)
Erinnerung an Eichendorff und Schumann
Joseph von Eichendorff
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone and piano

Nightmare
Hanns Eisler
Kristina Bachrach, soprano

Die Maske des Bösen
Bertolt Brecht
Christian Bester, baritone

Hotelzimmer 1942
Bertolt Brecht
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

An den kleinen Radioapparat
Bertolt Brecht
Kristina Bachrach, soprano

Die Flucht
Bertolt Brecht
Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano

Panzerschlacht
Bertolt Brecht
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano,
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

Epitaph auf einen in der Flandernschlacht Gefallenen
Bertolt Brecht
Christian Bester, baritone

Gedenktafel für 4000 Soldaten, die im Krieg gegen
Norwegen versenkt wurden
Bertolt Brecht
Jorell Williams, baritone

Auf der Flucht
Bertolt Brecht
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

Anakreontische Fragmente
(Anacreon)
I. Geselligkeit betreffend
     Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano, Jorell Williams, baritone
II. Dir auch wurde Sehnsucht nach der Heimat tödlich
     Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
III.  Die Unwürde des Alterns
     Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano
IV.  Später Triumph
     Jorell Williams, baritone
V.   In der Frühe
     Christian Bester, baritone

Speisekammer 1942
Bertolt Brecht
Kristina Bachrach, soprano

Die Kirschdieb
Bertolt Brecht
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

Der Mensch
Words from the Bible
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano

Der Sohn
Bertolt Brecht
I. Wenn sie nachts lag und dachte
      Jorell Williams, baritone
II. Mein junger Sohn fragt mich
      Kristina Bachrach, soprano
      Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

Zwei Lieder nach Worten von Pascal
Blaise Pascal
I. Despite these miseries
II.     The only thing
       Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano

Spruch
Bertolt Brecht
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

Der Schatzgräber
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Christian Bester, baritone, Jorell Williams, baritone
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone, Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano, Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

In den Weiden
Bertolt Brecht
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

Hölderlin-Fragmente
Friederich Hölderlin
I. An die Hoffnung
     Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano
II. Andenken
     Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
III. Elegie 1943
     Jorell Williams, baritone
IV.  Die Heimat
     Christian Bester, baritone
V.   An eine Stadt
     Kristina Bachrach, soprano
VI.  In der Frühe
     Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

Winterspruch
Bertolt Brecht
Kristina Bachrach, soprano, Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

Über den Selbstmord
Bertolt Brecht
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

Fünf Hollywood-Elegien
Bertolt Brecht
I. Unter den grünen Pfefferbäumen
     Christian Bester, baritone
II. Die Stadt ist nach den Engeln genannt
     Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano
III. Jeden Morgen, mein Brot zu verdienen
     Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
IV. Diese Stadt hat mich belehrt
     Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano
V. In den Hügeln wird Gold gefunden
     Kristina Bachrach, soprano

Die Letzte Elegie
Bertolt Brecht
Jorell Williams, baritone

Hollywood Elegie Nr. 7
Bertolt Brecht
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
   
Frühling
Bertolt Brecht
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano

Ostersonntag
Bertolt Brecht
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

Rimbaud-Gedicht
Arthur Rimbaud
Christian Bester, baritone

Kalifornischer Herbst
Berthold Viertel
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano

Die Landschaft des Exils
Bertolt Brecht
Jorell Williams, baritone

Vom Sprengen des Gartens
Bertolt Brecht
Kristina Bachrach, soprano

Die Heimkehr
Kristina Bachrach, soprano
Phoebe Haines, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano
Christian Bester, baritone
Jorell Williams, baritone
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone

Erinnerung an Eichendorff und Schumann
In der Fremde (spoken)
Joseph von Eichendorff
Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone and piano

Location

Zipper Hall, The Colburn School (View)
The Colburn School, 200 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Categories

Arts > Opera
Arts > Performance
Music > Classical

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: SongFest
On BPT Since: May 23, 2015
 
SongFest Administration
www.songfest.us


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