âA Place of Refuge in Your Armsâ: Reizensteinâs Anna Kraus as Holocaust Opera

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One major work stands out from the large compositional output of Ã©migrÃ© composer and pianist Franz Reizenstein (1911â1968), in respect of its close relationship to his personal experience as a refugee, the one-act radio opera Anna Kraus (1952). It was the BBCâs first âradio operaâ and the British entry for the 1952 Italia Prize. Remarkably, however, since its first broadcasts, it has never been revived. It is my contention that Anna Kraus represents a stimulating commentary on the experience and trauma of the Holocaust. I trace the operaâs genesis and reception within the context of the composerâs life and contemporary social-political events of the time, and propose that its artistic achievement resides in three main aspects: its contemporary musical language; its innovative form belonging to the emerging genre of âradio operaâ; and how it is one of the earliest operas to grapple with the theme of the Holocaust and its psychological impact. Its continued relevance in our own time suggests that the opera deserves a long-overdue revival.

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Music and Exile

From 1933 to the Present Day

ä¸ç¼ï¼ Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, å·ï¼ 22

ISBN:: 9789004544109

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