I’m really looking forward to singing with the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus in their production of Sholem Aleichem dir, Amerike! The 1956 Birnbaum/Rauch operetta, is based on Sholom Aleichem’s Motl, Peyse dem khazns (“Motl, Peyse the Cantors’ Son”), and was recorded in 1959 with Molly Picon in the role of Motl. I’ll be one of the soloists in this production. Time to brush up on my Yiddish! You can get all the details here.
The Hazzon of the Hazzan
In order to talk of the role of the Hazzan or Cantor, one must speak about the role of public prayer.
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