Mannes Sounds: 'The Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds' – a chamber opera
$18 ($12 YIVO/ASJM member, $9 senior/student)
Through his haunting and evocative score, Ofer Ben-Amots offers an operatic retelling of S. Ansky's masterpiece of the Yiddish theatrical canon. Wracked with grief for her beloved, Leah, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, recounts her love of a young scholar who died on learning of her betrothal to another man. On the day of the wedding, she becomes possessed by an evil spirit, known in Jewish folklore as a dybbuk. In order to exorcise the spirit and save Leah's soul, the village must learn the spirit's true origin.
A partnership with the American Society of Jewish Music and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, directed by Stephen Brown-Fried and performed by students from Mannes and the College of Performing Arts, The Dybbuk is certain to excite your spirits!