Collage: Vanessa Könemund und Mirella Frenzel\, contai ns Shoshana Rose image by Forward Archive
\n \nA zest for life\, boundless energy\, and a celebrated career on Yid dish stages around the world. A loving husband\, t hree children\, and a life lived to the fullest. A ll of this was shattered when war forced Rose Shos hana Kahan and her family to flee. In the end\, on ly she and her husband reached the last refuge sti ll open to Jewish refugees: Shanghai.
\n \nThere\, amid a community of tens of thousands of displaced people\, Rose Shos hana survived as an actress and trader. Yet she di d more than survive. She observed\, reflected\, an d recorded her experiences in a diary—a togbukh in Yiddish—parts of which were later published.
\n \nIn the t itle role\, the brilliant soprano Leila Sc hütz\, prize-winner of the Cavalli Monteverdi Competition\, is joined by an ex ceptional ensemble of leading artists from the int ernational Yiddish music scene.
\n \nJoin us for an unforgettable even ing of music theater that illuminates one woman’s remarkable journey and celebrates the enduring str ength of the human spirit.
\n \nPerformers:
\n Leila Schütz (Rose Shoshana\, soprano)
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\n Lisa Hoppe (double bass)
\n Mark
Kovnatskiy (violin)
\n Nora Thiele (percu
ssion)
Libretto:
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Director:
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Maximilian Löwenstein
Visuals:
\n Mirella Frenzel
\n Maximilian S
tilke
\n Vanessa Könemund
Production:
\n Sabine Roselt
DESCRIPTION:Collage: Vanessa Könemund und Mirella Frenzel\, co ntains Shoshana Rose image by Forward Archive \n \ n \n \n A zest for life\, boundless energy\, and a celebrated career on Yiddish stages around the wo rld. A loving husband\, three children\, and a lif e lived to the fullest. All of this was shattered when war forced Rose Shoshana Kahan and her family to flee. In the end\, only she and her husband re ached the last refuge still open to Jewish refugee s: Shanghai.\n \n \n \n There\, amid a community o f tens of thousands of displaced people\, Rose Sho shana survived as an actress and trader. Yet she d id more than survive. She observed\, reflected\, a nd recorded her experiences in a diary—a togbukh i n Yiddish—parts of which were later published.\n \ n \n \n Inspired by these extraordinary writings\, Alan Bern’s sensitive and evocative music leads u s into Rose Shoshana’s inner world: her hopes\, fe ars\, memories\, resilience\, and humanity. \n \n \n \n In the title role\, the brilliant soprano Le ila Schütz\, prize-winner of the Cavalli Monteverd i Competition\, is joined by an exceptional ensemb le of leading artists from the international Yiddi sh music scene.\n \n \n \n Join us for an unforget table evening of music theater that illuminates on e woman’s remarkable journey and celebrates the en during strength of the human spirit.\n \n \n \n Pe rformers:\n \n Leila Schütz (https://yiddishsummer .eu/main/about-ysw/all-artists_bios/leila-schuetz. html) (Rose Shoshana\, soprano)\n \n Dr. Alan Bern (https://yiddishsummer.eu/main/about-ysw/all-arti sts_bios/dr-alan-bern.html) (music director\, pian o\, accordion)\n \n Ilya Gindin (clarinet\, saxoph one)\n \n Lisa Hoppe (double bass)\n \n Mark Kovna tskiy (https://yiddishsummer.eu/main/about-ysw/all -artists_bios/mark-kovnatskiy.html) (violin)\n \n Nora Thiele (percussion)\n \n \n \n Libretto:\n \n Dr. Diana Matut (https://yiddishsummer.eu/main/ab out-ysw/all-artists_bios/dr-diana-matut.html)\n \n \n \n Director:\n \n Maximilian Löwenstein (https ://yiddishsummer.eu/main/about-ysw/all-artists_bio s/maximilian-loewenstein.html)\n \n \n \n Visuals: \n \n Mirella Frenzel\n \n Maximilian Stilke\n \n Vanessa Könemund\n \n \n \n Production:\n \n Sabin e Roselt (https://yiddishsummer.eu/main/about-ysw/ ysw-team.html#sabine)\n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Concert CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260806T200000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260806T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260806T200000 LOCATION:Goetheplatz 11\n mon ami\n 99423 Weimar \n Germany \n URL:https://civicrm.othermusicacademy.eu/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=361 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR