Hainsfarth: Mendele Lohengrin For 20 years now

For 20 years now

and the famous scene on the Odessa steps is known by more than just film buffs

very direct

the Florentine composer and pianist Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco drew inspiration from the music of his Sephardic ancestors

Hainsfarth: Mendele Lohengrin For 20 years nowEvgeni Orkin (*1977) Mendele Lohengrin (2025) A Klezmer Singspiel Commissioned composition by JCOM Ethel Merhaut, singer Stefan Merki, actor Daniel Grossmann, conductor JEWISH A poor Jewish musician, who earns his living poorly by performing at weddings, fulfills a dream: he uses his hard earned savings to pay a visit to the Imperial Court Theater in Vienna. By chance, he hears Wagner's 'Lohengrin' without any prior knowledge. The opera changes his