Behind the Curtain: A Concert

Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel

In preparation for ”Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín" on April 23, we invite you to immerse yourself in the music composed in Europe in the years leading up to World War II, including music by composers who would be imprisoned at Terezín. This concert is presented by Defiant Requiem conductor Ben Loeb, Defiant Requiem soprano...

Defiant Requiem Learning: Defiant Resistance

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Delve deeper into the history of Terezin, the choice of the Verdi Requiem as the text of cultural resistance, and the vision behind the multi-media production “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín." Explore the history of Terezín and the role of cultural resistance in uplifting morale and preserving the prisoners’ humanity in unimaginable circumstances. Presented by...

Defiant Requiem Learning: Tune Into Text

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Delve deeper into the history of Terezin, the choice of the Verdi Requiem as the text of cultural resistance, and the vision behind the multi-media production “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín." Explore the text and meaning of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem and learn about Rafael Schächter and his choristers. Presented by Galit Gertsenzon, Ph.D., an expert...

Defiant Requiem Learning: Meet the Visionary

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Delve deeper into the history of Terezin, the choice of the Verdi Requiem as the text of cultural resistance, and the vision behind the multi-media production “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín." Discover the history of “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín” production in a conversation with Maestro Murry Sidlin, founder and president of The Defiant Requiem...

Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Experience the power of music as spiritual resistance in this concert drama about the performance of the Verdi Requiem by Jewish prisoners at Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Terazín) during World War...