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...It’s important that ‘Shulamis?? forces us to consider morality in a world where fairness isn’t always possible,” says music director Lidiya Yankovskaya...
...last production of the classic Yiddish operetta, “Shulamis,” was performed in the Warsaw ghetto in 1939. On Dec. 2, this opera will reopen for the first time since, revived and reinvigorated with original, modern themes. “Shulamis?? is the crowning achievement of Avrum Goldfaden, the poet and playwright widely considered to be the father of Yiddish theater...
Caplan, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Yiddish Literature, and Raker are attempting to bring this traditional play to life in a modern context. “What feels ‘modern’ about our interpretation of ‘Shulamis?? is simply that we’re not striving to reproduce a 19th century operetta as it was performed in the 1880s,” Caplan writes in an email. “We opted to bring ‘Shulamis?? into a 21st century theatrical framework.” Among other changes...
...Shulamis?? tells the story of a young girl, the opera’s namesake, as she wanders lost and alone in the desert. Thirsty and desperate, Shulamis lets herself down an empty well in search of water. Trapped underground, she is saved by Avsholem, a handsome and courageous young man. Though Avsholem must continue his journey to Jerusalem with his servant Tsigitang, the young hero promises to marry Shulamis upon his return. While Avsholem disregards his vow and establishes a comfortable life in Jerusalem, Shulamis clings to the memory of her beloved and fakes madness in order...
...Shulamis?? intends to be more than a romp in the delightfully obscure; rather, it seeks to prove that a long forgotten operetta in a dead language can be made relevant for a new audience...
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