David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool
Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Jewish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music. In this latest installment of his forthcoming book, he explores David Schiff’s opera, Gimpel the Fool, based on the story by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Read previous installments:
The first Yiddish opera, King Ahaz (Melekh Akhaz), composed in 1911 by Samuel Alman
Ofer Ben-Amots's operatic adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story, Gan eydn fun a nar
A Jewish Opera on a Hassidic Tale
Paul Schoenfield's operatic adaptation of a Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav story, The Merchant and the Pauper
An Inexhaustible Operatic Inspiration
The famous Yiddish play by S. An-ski, The Dybbuk, as the source for many operas
Professor Levin David Tamkin’s opera, The Dybbuk, based on the famous Yiddish play by S. An-ski