18th Annual Evening of Roses Benefit to feature "Brundibar"

The magic of the Czech children’s opera Brundibar, an inspired musical allegory with a universal message, will be the centerpiece of the 18^th Annual Evening of Roses benefit presented by the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies (SRTF) on Tuesday, April 12 at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC). The program will begin at 7:00 PM.

The rarely-performed Brundibar will be sung by student choristers of the Newark Boys Chorus School and Mount Saint Mary Academy, Watchung. The production will be presented under the baton of New Jersey State Opera Artistic Director Jason Tramm and directed by writer, composer and actor Daniel Neiden.  Charles Czarnecki is orchestrator/associate music director.