Through an exploratory program of art songs by Jewish-German composers, pianist Constanze Beckmann and baritone Samuel Chan explore topics of xenophobia, racism, exile, and personal and artistic suppression through the contrasting musical styles of the late Romanticism of Walter Braunfels and the serialism, atonalism, and jazz influences of Hanns Eisler’s Hollywood Songbook. This program explores the musical and artistic language of these two composers, with particular focus on how religious and ethnic persecution influenced their musical language and ideology.

Songs and Suppression: A Musical Journey out of Exile

The New School College of Performing Arts

A young Japanese woman faithfully awaits the return of her husband, an American naval officer. When he finally reappears years later, he brings with him the seeds of a heartbreaking tragedy. 

Samuel Chan

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 24 - Feb 16, 2025

Madama Butterfly · Canadian Opera Company

Past events

Nov 8, 2023

Songs and Suppression: A Musical Journey out of Exile · The New School College of Performing Arts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Yamadori in Madama Butterfly by Puccini

Canadian Opera Company

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