Bernstein, Identity, and A Quiet Place

Leonard Bernstein described his opera A Quiet Place as “unlike any work I have ever written or seen.” The story of a suburban family grappling with tragedy and long-buried resentments, the opera was a stark departure from his earlier, more exuberant stage works.

Join the Curtis Institute of Music, Opera Philadelphia, and NMAJH for a conversation on how Leonard Bernstein’s identity shaped A Quiet Place. Panelists include Ivy Weingram, curator of the Museum’s Leonard Bernstein: the Power of Music; Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre and artistic advisor to Opera Philadelphia; Jennifer Higdon, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and recipient of two 2018 Grammy Awards; and soprano Ashley Milanese, a member of the Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia Emerging Artist.

Presented in collaboration with Opera Philadelphia and the National Museum of American Jewish History

Free with advance registration. Learn more at www.nmajh.com.