This event is part of Brundibár Arts Festival, which was the first annual festival in the UK dedicated to the music and arts of the Holocaust. It was launched in 2016 to find new ways to positively document the astonishing achievements of artists under adversity, and to keep their stories alive through music and the arts.

John Boyne’s masterpiece, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, still features regularly on international bestseller lists nearly two decades after its initial publication in 2006. Boyne’s story is a symbolic exploration of one reason why the Holocaust remains so traumatic: it demonstrates to future generations the relentlessly organised barbarity of which humanity is capable.

Based on Boyne’s book, this chamber opera by Noah Max addresses the Holocaust in a way that audiences of every age can engage with. It was made possible thanks to a special arrangement with Miramax.

Director: Guido Martin-Brandis
Conductor: Robert Max

Cast:
German Child - Noam Pnini (Soprano)
Jewish Child - Eleanor Oldfield (Mezzo-Soprano)
Lieutenant Kotler - Xavier Hetherington (Tenor)
Father - Jeremy Huw Williams (Baritone)

Musicians:
Violin - Kyra Humphreys, Alexandra Raikhlina
Viola - Nathan Braude
Cello - Gabriel Waite
Clarinet - Dove Goldberg
Trumpet - Imogen Whitehead