Bayreuth: Mendele Lohengrin - Ein Klezmer-Singspiel spending six months in Italy

spending six months in Italy – following in Goethe's footsteps

the other probably an 'anti-Judaist' in keeping with his time

the rabbi's son Baruch decides

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Bayreuth: Mendele Lohengrin - Ein Klezmer-Singspiel spending six months in ItalyEvgeni Orkin (*1977) Mendele Lohengrin (2025) A Klezmer Singspiel based on the story of the same name by Heinrich York Steiner (1898) Commissioned composition by JCOM Ethel Merhaut, singer Stefan Merki, actor Daniel Grossmann, conductor Martin Valds Stauber, libretto Constanze Negwer, scenic design JEWISH A poor Jewish musician, who earns a meager living performing at weddings, fulfills a dream: with his hard earned savings, he treats himself to a