Presents
A new opera by Dan Shore
June 4, 2025 – 7pm
Temple Beth Shalom
670 Highland Ave.
Needham, MA
| We are performing a workshop version of a brand-new opera, “Greeners”, by Dan Shore. 5 singers and Music Director, Eve Budnick, will perform songs and scenes from this new work, with narration and explanations by Dan. There will also be a prelude by Shore’s mentor, Andrew Pape from Denmark, called Lovely is the Earth. “Greeners” tells the story of immigrants from Eastern Europe as they struggle to adjust to the new ways, culture, and language of America on the Lower East Side of New York a century ago. Partly based on the writings of journalist Ab Cahan and partly based on the composer’s own family history, Greeners is perhaps most noteworthy for the significant role that the Yiddish language plays in the libretto. As the characters adapt and assimilate to the New World, and become less “green,” the language that they sing in slowly changes from Yiddish to a mix of Yiddish and elementary English, and eventually to a more fluent and nuanced English. The program should be less the 90 minutes and will be open to the public with a suggested donation of $20. Funded in part by the Natick Cultural Council and the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund, we are thrilled to present this unique evening of new music that has never before been performed! |
Artistic Staff
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| Jardena Gertler-Jaffe , Soprano | Jessica Bloch, Soprano | Ai Ra, Tenor | Rachel Abrams, Mezzo | Juan Suarez, Baritone |
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