NY Phil: Émigré
Thursday, February 29, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center,
New York,
NY,
United States
$113-$370
- Meigui Zhang, soprano
- Diana Newman, soprano
- Huiling Zhu, mezzo-soprano
- Matthew White, tenor
- Arnold Livingston Geis, tenor
- Andrew Dwan, bass-baritone
- Shenyang, bass-baritone
- Long Yu, conductor
- Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Aaron Zigman
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Émigré
(US premiere)
Germany, 1938. Kristallnacht. To survive the pending threat, two brothers are sent halfway around the world, to Shanghai. Otto cherishes his heritage, while Josef seeks a new path, and falls in love with Lina, a Chinese woman recovering from the loss of her mother in the Nanjing Massacre. From there flows Émigré, a semi-staged musical drama that tells a sweeping tale of love and loss, set to music by film and concert composer Aaron Zigman. Lyrics by Grammy-winning lyricist Mark Campbell, with additional lyrics by Brock Walsh. Long Yu conducts.
Performances on Feb. 29 & Mar. 1.
About Meigui Zhang, soprano
About Diana Newman, soprano
About Huiling Zhu, mezzo-soprano
About Andrew Dwan, bass-baritone
About Shenyang, bass-baritone
About Long Yu, conductor
About Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
10 Lincoln Center PlazaNew York, NY 10023
United States
https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/david-geffen-hall/s/Wu%20Tsai%20Theater