Trailer for "State of the Jews" Opera about Theodor and Julie Herzl

Composer: Alex Weiser
Librettist: Ben Kaplan
Stage Director: Omer Ben Seadia
Emily Senturia: Music Director
Lighting and Production Design: Joe Beumer
Costume Design: Barbara Erin Delo
Produced by: Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center and American Opera Projects
Baritone Gideon Dabi as Theodor Herzl
Mezzo soprano Kristin Gornstein as Julie Herzl
Tenor Andrew Morstein as Alfred Dreyfus, Ben Jacob, Pope Pius X, and Rev. William Hechler
Bass-Baritone Hans Tashjian as Yechiel Tchlenov, Dominik Lippay, and Menachem Ussishkin
The Temple Emanu-El Choir: Katie McCreary, Katherine Peck, Helen Karloski, Heather Petrie, Tyler Tejada, Paul D'Arcy, Steven Moore, and Julian Morris
Orchestra of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble: Shari Hoffman, Clarinet; Laura Lutzke, Violin 1; Conrad Harris, Violin 2; Louise Schulman, Viola; Daire Fitzgerald, Cello; John Feeney, Double Bass; and Paul Kerekes, Piano.
STATE OF THE JEWS was previously developed with support from American Opera Projects’ Composers & the Voice Fellowship, made possible in part by an award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the 14th Street Y’s LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture and LABA 2nd Stage; the EtM Con Edison Composer Residencies, administered by Exploring the Metropolis; and Roulette Intermedium with support from the Jerome Foundation.
AOP’s programs are made possible in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the contributions of many generous individuals.
Special thanks to Erika Resnick, Warren Klein, Bobby Rambali, Quentin Kurtz, David Matlow, Eleanor Lange, Marsha Gray, Mark Silverman, Martin and Barbara LeWinter, Michael Leavitt, Cassondra Joseph, Lillian Clagett, and Jenna Pitkow.