Most recently, a 15-minute orchestral suite version has been created. This powerful work is now being expanded into a full-length opera . The full orchestra and soloists presentation will be in Westpark Church, Amsterdam Avenue corner of 86th Street in New York City.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Born in Turin, Italy, in 1919, and trained as a chemist, Levi was arrested during the Second World War as a member of the anti-Fascist resistance and deported to Auschwitz in 1944. His experience in the death camp and his subsequent travels through Eastern Europe were the subject of powerful memoirs, fiction and poetry. Dr. Levi ended his life in Turin in April 1987. A synopsis and outline are available. 14 arias and 2 instrumental movements have already been completed, along with several demonstration recordings, featuring wonderful singers such as James Bowman, Dora Ohrenstein, John Kelly and Janice Pendarvis.