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Letters from Ruth

Letters from Ruth was a world premiere staged reading of a Holocaust-themed opera by Gisle Kverndokk and Aksel-Otto Bull.

Traces the Holocaust-era life of Ruth Maier through her diaries, from her youth in Vienna to her time in Norway.

Cast included Alisa Jordheim, Helen Karloski, Shannon DeVine, Sara Murphy, Molly Allen, Kenneth Overton, and John Tiranno; music direction by Andrew Rosenblum, stage direction by Raquel Barbieri Vidal. Supported by the Norwegian Embassy

Read more about Letters from Ruth in this article written by Washington Classical Review.

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