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| Heine: First they Burn Books |
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Tickets are available for $45 at the door on a first-come first-serve basis. Please note that we do not accept credit card at the door. |
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In 1831, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), probably the greatest of all the German Romantic poets, left Germany for Paris, where he lived the rest of his life as a political exile. His works had been banned in his native country as a result of his radical and publicly aired political beliefs. His conversion to Christianity, which was seen by many of his intimates as a betrayal of his Jewish heritage, further exacerbated his isolation. Heines works were later banned by the Nazis and his grave in Montmartre was destroyed. With a script based on Heines writings, Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451, and Wagners infamous essay Judaism in Music, this theatrical concert examines censorship in Heines time and beyond, into the Nazi period. Works of such degenerate composers as Mendelssohn, Zemlinsky, Schoenberg, and Mahler, as well as some of Schubert and Schumanns extraordinary settings of Heines poems, create a concert experience infused with personal and political drama.
Thu May 7 8:00 pm* 7:00 pm pre-concert lecture Sat May 9 3:00 pm 2:00 pm pre-concert lecture The Liederkranz Foundation 6 East 87th Street
*Special Spring Gala: Tickets to the gala party following the concert will be available later in the season.
SEMINAR Degenerate Ideologies: Heines Exile and the Nazis Entartete Musik Mon Apr 27 5:30 - 7:30 pm CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Ave., Skylight Room, 9th floor
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