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"We were hungry, we were tired, we were sick.
But we had something to live for."
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April 27, 2015: Boston Premiere of
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin
Complete live performance of Verdi's Requiem interspersed with historic film, testimony from survivors and narration tells the moving story of courageous performances by the prisoners of a WWII concentration camp, including Newton resident Edgar Krasa
Concert rescheduled from January
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Read about Defiant Requiem's triumphant performance in New York:
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Murry Sidlin, creator and conductor
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Praised by the New York Times as "Poignant...a monument to the courage of one man to foster hope among prisoners with little other solace," Defiant Requiem makes its Boston premiere on April 27, 2015 at 8:00pm at Boston Symphony Hall.
The "extraordinarily beautiful and moving" concert/drama commemorates the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World War II who performed Verdi's Requiem 16 times, as an act of defiance and resistance to their Nazi captors. Defiant Requiem features a complete live performance of Verdi's Requiem interspersed with historic film, testimony from survivors and narration that tells this tale of audacious bravery.
Defiant Requiem is performed in honor of Newton Centre residents and Holocaust survivors Edgar and Hana Krasa. Mr. Krasa was Rafael Schachter's barracks-mate and sang in all 16 performances of the Verdi Requiem at Terezin. His testimony is featured in performances of Defiant Requiem. Edgar and Hana's sons Rafael (named for Rafael Schachter) and Daniel and their grandson Alexander will sing in this moving performance. Read more about Edgar Krasa at this link.
This performance will feature the Orchestra of Terezin Remembrance, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, actors Jeremiah Kissel and Will LeBow, and soloists soprano Aga Mikolaj, mezzo-soprano Ann McMahon Quintero, tenor Marc Heller, and bass Nathan Stark. It will be conducted by Maestro Murry Sidlin, president of The Defiant Requiem Foundation and creator of this powerful concert/drama.
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Tickets for Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin are $25-$80, available at the Symphony Hall Box office, by calling SymphonyCharge at (888) 266-1200, or online at www.bso.org. This concert, originally scheduled for January 27, was postponed due to severe weather. Patrons who purchased tickets for January 27 do not need to exchange their tickets. More information is in the calendar listing below.
Sidlin and The Defiant Requiem Foundation also produced an Emmy-nominated documentary film narrated by Bebe Neuwirth that has been praised as a "gripping documentary" (Examiner.com), with "a very powerful message" (CNN). More information can be found at www.defiantrequiemfilm.com.
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CALENDAR LISTING
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Monday, April 27, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Boston Symphony Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
Murry Sidlin, creator & conductor
Aga Mikolaj, soprano
Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Marc Heller, tenor
Nathan Stark, bass
Jeremiah Kissel and Will LeBow, actors
Orchestra of Terezín Remembrance
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
John Oliver, conductor
Presented by The Defiant Requiem Foundation in honor of Newton Centre residents Edgar and Hana Krasa.
 Tickets are $25-$80, available at the Symphony Hall Box office, by calling SymphonyCharge at (888) 266-1200 or online at www.bso.org
This concert was rescheduled from January 27 due to severe weather. Patrons who purchased tickets for January 27 do not need to exchange their tickets in order to attend on the new date.
Simply bring your existing ticket(s) to the performance that evening. Patrons who wish to receive a full refund should call SymphonyCharge at (888) 266-1200 or visit the Symphony Hall Box Office in-person. When requesting a refund in-person, please be sure to bring your tickets. We kindly ask that patrons requesting refunds do so as soon as possible so that other guests will have the opportunity to attend the performance.
The Defiant Requiem Foundation thanks Facing History and Ourselves, Jewish Family & Children's Service, The New Center for Arts and Culture, The Boston Jewish Film Festival, and the Boston Jewish Music Festival for serving as partner organizations for the Boston performance.
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Spring 2015 Performances of
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Monday, March 9
Lincoln Center, New York City Presented by The Defiant Requiem Foundation, UJA-Federation of New York, and Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. Sunday, April 12 Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City Presented by the Canterbury Choral Society Saturday, April 18 VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, Tulsa Presented by the Signature Symphony at TCC Monday, April 27 NEW DATE Thursday, May 7 Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center, San Diego Presented by the Anti-Defamation League - San Diego # # # |
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