Guest Lecture: Dr. Michael Ochs, musicologist

Join Dr. Michael Ochs, musicologist and retired music librarian from Harvard University, as he reintroduces the genre of Yiddish operetta to the modern public. Di goldene kale (The Golden Bride) incorporates elements of klezmer, Jewish cantorial music, Eastern European folk music, ragtime, and jazz. It was wildly popular among the large Yiddish-speaking population of New York City when it premiered in 1923, and it reached national and international audiences with companies that toured until the 1940's. Ochs's presentation will include recorded excerpts from historic and modern productions of the operetta, as well as live performances of signature numbers by SMTD students. This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Ann Arbor and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.