STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME

Steal a Pencil for Me is a full-length opera (two acts), based on a true, fiercely optimistic love story that takes place during the Nazi period in two concentration camps. It is based on the book of the same title about one of the Holocaust’s most unusual love stories—between Jaap Polak, a Dutch accountant, and Ina Soep, the daughter of a wealthy diamond manufacturer from Amsterdam. A story about the indestructibility of the life spirit and the power of humankind to survive adversity, Steal a Pencil for Me explores intimate concerns and private dramas alongside the epic horrors of the Holocaust.

Music by Gerald Cohen
Libretto by Deborah Brevoort

Conductor – Ari Pelto
Pianist/Coach – Lynn Baker

CAST:

Ina – Ilana Davidson
Jaap  – Robert Balonek
Manja – Toby Newman
Rudi  – Nils Neubert
Lisette  -Cherry Duke
Soep   – Matthew Singer

Details

• Event: STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME by Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort
• Date: 04/28/13
• Time: 2:00pm
• Venue: Shaarei Tikvah Congregation
• City: Scarsdale , NY
• Address: 46 Fox Meadow Road
• Country: US
• Admission: $15-30
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: Staged reading of a new opera by Gerald Cohen and Deborah Brevoort based on a true story of a couple who fell in love in a concentration camp. Based on the documentary film, Steal A Pencil For Me.
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• Event: STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME by Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort
• Date: 04/30/13
• Time: 7:00pm
• Venue: Feinberg Auditorium, Jewish Theological Seminary
• City: New York , NY
• Address: 3080 Broadway (at 122nd St.)
• Country: US
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: Staged reading of a new opera by Gerald Cohen and Deborah Brevoort based on a true story of a couple who fell in love in a concentration camp. Based on the documentary film, Steal A Pencil For Me.
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• Event: STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME by Gerald Cohen & Deborah Brevoort
• Date: 01/16/14
• Time: 7:30pm
• Venue: National Opera Center
• City: New York , New York
• Address: 330 Seventh Avenue @ 29th Street
• Country: US
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• More information
• Notes: A private presentation of excerpts from Steal a Pencil for Me will take place at the National Opera Center (at the home of Opera America, on 29th Street and 7th Avenue) on Thursday, January 16th at 7:30 pm. The showcase will include 40 minutes of live and video excerpts, as well as a discussion moderated by dramaturg Cori Ellison; features Ilana Davidson and Robert Balonek as Ina and Jaap, as well as vocal soloists Toby Newman and Cherry Duke. Ari Pelto will conduct, with Lynn Baker as pianist.
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