Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’

March 1, 2024Posted inBirnbaum, Mary, Campbell, Mark (Librettist), Classical Music, Emigre (Musical Work), Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Immigration and Emigration, Jews and Judaism, Long Yu (1964- ), Music, New York Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Walsh, Brock, World War II (1939-45), Zigman, Aaron
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.

An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time

November 26, 2023Posted inCampbell, Mark (Librettist), Classical Music, Emigre (Musical Work), Ginstling, Gary, International Relations, Jews and Judaism, Long Yu (1964- ), Music, New York Philharmonic, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Zigman, Aaron
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.