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This CD is mesmerizing for
many reasons, not the least of
which is the odd circum-
stances under which it was
most often performed: at the
Terezin concentration camp,
where it was so popular it was
staged 55 times.
Hans Krasa, a native of
Czechoslovakia, did not
actually write his opera at
Terezin (Theresienstadt),
north of Prague, which the
Nazis offered to critics as an
example their wonderful
treatment of Jews. But it's ob-
vious why Brundibar's theme
of triumph immediately ap-
pealed to the concentration
camp's inmates.
The story focuses on a
brother and sister, Joe and An-
nette, who are trying to col-
lect money for their sick
mother by singing on the
street. Then the evil organ-
grinder Brundibar chases
them away. With the help of a
sparrow and cat and other
children, Joe and Annette be-
gin to sing again, and finally
collect a good deal of money.
Brundibar steals it, but the
children get it back. At the
end, the children sing a song
of victory, "Since we were not
fearful/Since we were not
tearful/Because we marched
along/Singing our happy
song."
Brundibar demonstrates
that most remarkable of child-
hood traits: the ability to see
hope in the face of despair.

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