Hainsfarth: Mendele Lohengrin For 20 years now

For 20 years now

but on the other hand also makes the production process visible: a Jewish wedding in shadow play scenes is mixed with recordings of musicians from unexpected perspectives

Their journey is audible in their songs from this period

to leave his Galician shtetl to become an actor

Hainsfarth: Mendele Lohengrin For 20 years nowEvgeni Orkin (*1977) Mendele Lohengrin (2025) A Klezmer Singspiel Commissioned composition by JCOM Ethel Merhaut, singer Stefan Merki, actor Daniel Grossmann, conductor JEWISH A poor Jewish musician, who earns his living poorly by performing at weddings, fulfills a dream: he uses his hard earned savings to pay a visit to the Imperial Court Theater in Vienna. By chance, he hears Wagner's 'Lohengrin' without any prior knowledge. The opera changes his