Eric Bentley's Brecht-Eisler Song Book

Eric Bentley's Brecht-Eisler Song Book

Sunday, February 1st, 2015, 5 p.m.

Karyn Levitt, soprano & Eric Ostling, piano

Dear Friends,

I invite you all to an intimate home salon at my apartment on the Upper West Side in which I will be hosting a riveting duo - soprano Karyn Levitt and pianist Eric Ostling - who will showcase a unique program of seldom-heard songs by Eisler. Their performance of Eric Bentley's Brecht-Eisler Song Book will feature the songs of Austrian composer Hanns Eisler in English versions by Eric Bentley. A world-renowned playwright, poet, translator, drama critic, editor, and cabaret singer, Bentley is the first translator into English of Bertolt Brecht's plays and poems, introducing Brecht's work to American stages in the 1940s and 1950s. Now 97 years old, Eric Bentley has been collaborating with performers Karyn Levitt and Eric Ostling on this program since 2011.

Hanns Eisler created a vast and varied repertory of works, and this intimate salon concert will present a stunning sample of his genius and versatility. Eric Bentley adapted the song texts, which are poems by Brecht and other master poets from Goethe to Karl Kraus, from their original German into English, unlocking Eisler's starkly beautiful songs for American audiences. The concert is as much a literary offering as a musical one, as Karyn Levitt reads selected poems aloud before singing them. This special and powerful program is NOT to be missed!!

For further information on the program, go to: http://royalroadproductions.com/hanns_eisler.html

I look forward to seeing you all on February 1st!

Best wishes,

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, the founder and the artistic director of Grinberg Classical Salon Series

When: Sunday, February 1st, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
Doors will open at 4:30 p.m.
Food-and-wine reception to follow the performance

Where: The home of Dr. Yelena Grinberg (Upper West Side)
You'll be emailed the exact home address after you register through this website

Admission: $22.00

Limited to just 22 seats!!
Note: Advance ticket purchase through this site is required; NO tickets sold at the door

Contact: Dr. Yelena Grinberg (ygpiano@gmail.com)

Program: Eric Bentley's Brecht-Eisler Song Book

For more about Grinberg Classical Salon Series, please visit: http://yelenagrinberg.com/grinberg-classical-salon-series/