THE DETROt1141tH HEWS Composer Who Fled Nazis Became Hollywood Arranger By HERBERT LUFT (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) LIEMEMEL: 0111E RSET . L1_11_1_1_1_1] \ _ home as a cellist, composer has concertos for violin and and conductor. He arranged orchestra of late, he now has HOLLYWOOD — Michel the Russian music for such composed an opera, Michelet, the Russian-born Ingrid Bergman films as "Hanele," from the tragic musician who recently cele- "Anastasia" and "The Jour- play by the late Gerhart brated his 80th birthday in ney"; wrote the score for Hauptmann, and a Biblical Los Angeles is perhaps the "Alerte en Mediterranee" vision, "Liezar and Re- most prolific among Euro- for which he received the becca" for tenor, clarinet, pean artists coming to Grand Prix du Cinema in string quartet and harp; America after the advent of . pre-war France; composed and an ode to the survival of Nazism. the hauntingly beautiful the Jewish people, "Of Like Mozart, he started to melodies for "Voice in the Tears and Triumph" that npose at the age of eight; Wind," and was recipient of was first performed as a riot unlike Verdi, he wrote an Academy Award nomi- special concert at Temple an opera at the age of 80. nation in 1944 for best Israel of Hollywood. Michelet, in his artistic dramatic score. Michelet Michelet was born in endeavors, truly is a Re- won his second Oscar nomi- Kiev, Ukraine. He began to naissance man, equally at nation the same year for the take cello lessons at a very .• ••*•* music to the film version of early age. He studied in . ••• O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape." Leipzig and St. Petersburg Five years ago, returning to Kiev to con- ie .;1 Michelet scored th_e_full- tinue .his._study of composi- :* MilfiER THEATRE le,ngth art film, The tion with Reinhold Gliere : detroit's Original dinner theatre • Challenge," dealing with (also the teacher of Prof- Alfredo Jimmy Launce the work of such greats kofiev). After the Russian PROductions, Inc. .:* as Pablo Picasso, Marc revolution, Michelet went presents • Chagall, Jacques Lip- to Lvov and later to Vienna • • chitz and a score of con- where he became professor chapter two 'A Comedy • • temporary painters and at the conservatory. In starring Jimmy Launce • sculptors. In the mean- 1923, he was engaged as Performaces: Wednesday Matinee Friday & Saturday time, Miehelet arranged musical director of the Rus- Group Rates & Performances Available the symphonic music to sian Romantic Theater in Reservations 643-8865 • • "The Challenge" into "15 Berlin. At the same time, he Lower Leval Somerset Mall • Versions of Modern Art" composed .and conducted for for piano solo earlier this Balieffs "La Chauve year performed on radio Souris" and Yushni's WHEN DOWNTOWN station KFAC in Los cabaret, "The Blue Mid." VISIT DETRWT'S Angeles. His sonatas can In 1924, Michelet reached NEWEST, MOST FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT be heard over many sta- Paris where he lived with tions from Washington, his wife for 17 years, com- D.C., Pittsburgh, Cleve- posing, directing and teach- land, to New York and ing. In the beginning, he Los Angeles. made a living by playing Kol Yisroel (The Voice of with gypsy orchestras in Israel) has broadcast restaurants, as did Gregory Michelet's "Elegy" on an old Piatigorsky and Joseph Jewish theme from Shuster. In 1929, he went Jerusalem. Chamber music into talking pictures — in devilishly fine dining and spirited drink is Michelet's domain. But France alone composing the Hart Plaza 963 3131 sandwiched into his string music to over 100 films. ' Detroit )owntown , His first movie was quartets, quintets and trios, "The Night of Princes," from the novel by Joseph Kessel depicting the lives of Russian refugees in Paris. The score to this earlier film had to be re- corded in Berlin because there were no facilities for this new medium in _ France. Director of this AT THE SAME REASONABLE PRICES early sound picture was Marcel l'Herbier for whom Michelet also wrote the music to "La 13115 W. 9 MILE, Just W. of Coolidge • Oak Park • 547-4663 Porte du Large." -- -- Michelet left Paris when THE MUSICAL DINNER THEATRE the Germans broke through at LIGHTHOUSE 6 INN the French defense line in FULL COURSE DINNER • 2 HOUR BROADWAY MUSICAL COMEDY 1940. He first went to the CHOICE OF ENTREES ONLY south of the country and PRIME RIBS OF BEEF • N.Y. SIRLOIN STEAK $14" BROILED WHITEFISH • BUTTERFLY SHRIMP when the Nazis occupied the Per Person BREAST OF CHICKEN KIEV Mediterranean coast in "BEST MUSICAL The Hilarious Musical 1941, he fled to the United OF THE YEAR" Spoof of the Hollywood Time Look States to spend one year in Musicals of the 30's Newsweek N.Y. Post New York before coming to ...N.Y. Times FRIDAYS and Hollywood. SATURDAYS from 6:00 Directed by ART RIZZO Coaching the Egyptian Team Music Students Have Fruit Sale Covington Junior High School band and orchestra students are selling navel oranges and ruby red grapefruit to raise money for the music department. Orders are due by Nov. 7 and will be delivered Nov. 22. To order or for informa- tion, call Bev Laakko, 642- 1597; .or the school, 642- 6006 In addition, the school will have a used band in- strument and sporting goods sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 8. Items for the sale can be dropped off at the school, corner .Covington and Quarton Roads, Bir- mingham, between 3 and 8 p.m. Nov. 7. Donations are tax de- ductible For details, call Mrs. Laakko or Molly Smith, 642-8039. Coach Eddie Krinsky of Long Island is shown working with a member of the Egyptian national team in Cairo this summer. 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