Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle | 7 p.m.

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, witness this beacon of hope born from within the walls of a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
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Written by Hans Krása and performed 55 times by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp, Brundibár inspires both horror and wonder to this day. Two weeks after the Nazis filmed the production for their own propaganda, Krása and almost all of the children who performed in the opera were deported to Auschwitz where they perished.

Special Presentation by Tamar Grishpon
The evening opens with a special presentation by Tamar Grishpon, the daughter of Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger who played the role of the Cat in every performance of Brundibár.
Tamar Grishpon’s appearance is made possible by Dr. Allen and Hindea Markowicz.

But the Giraffe
Toledo School for the Arts Singers
By Tony Kushner & Maurice Sendak

David Saygers, artistic director
Juliette Quinlan, stage director
Jamie Dauel, choral director
Zann Campbell-Johannes, technical director

Written by Tony Award-winning playwrights Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak and based on the extraordinary true events of how Hans Krása’s Brundibár score was smuggled into Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II, But the Giraffe tells the story of a family that must relocate to a new home and a little girl faced with the difficult decision of taking her beloved stuffed giraffe or her uncle’s score.

Brundibár
Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Toledo School for the Arts Singers
Music by Hans Krása
Libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister
Performed in English

Steven Jarvi, conductor
David Saygers, artistic director
Juliette Quinlan, stage director
Jamie Dauel, choral director
Zann Campbell-Johannes, technical director

Brundibár tells the story of siblings Aninka and Pepíček who must travel to the market to fetch milk for their dying mother. When a greedy street musician named Brundibár tries to chase them away, a trio of animals—a dog, cat, and sparrow—come to the rescue!

Tickets to the entire evening are $20. A portion of the proceeds from the evening performance will go to support The Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center.