Why Opera is Gesamtkunstwerk (a "total art form"), Ideal For New Work in Yiddish

Frank London - founding member of the Klezmatics and Frank London's All-Star Klezmer Brass Ensemble - explains why he decided to write a Yiddish opera and argues that opera is well suited for Yiddish.

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Art, Music, Wexler Oral History Project, Frank London, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, gesamkunstwerk, KlezKanada, Klezmer, new Yiddish, opera