Émigré, oratorio on Jewish refugees in Shanghai during WWII to premiere in city in November

A 90-minute oratorio telling the story of Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany and finding a safe haven in Shanghai will debut on November 17 in Shanghai, those behind the musical work announced at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum on Thursday.

Émigré follows two Jewish brothers who arrived in Shanghai as refugees in 1938 as they went on to navigate their new lives and find a home and community in the city.

It is written by award-winning composer Aaron Zigman, with lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Mark Campbell and songwriter Brock Walsh. It was co-commissioned by preeminent Chinese conductor Yu Long, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic.
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