The Garden of the Finzi-Continis: The Novel, the Film, and the Opera

Part of Giorno della Memoria 2022 On the occasion of the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s opera The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, with a libretto by Michael Korie, presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and New York City Opera A panel discussion featuring: Anthony Tamburri (Calandra Institute, CUNY) Alessandro Cassin (Centro Primo Levi) Michael Korie (Librettist, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis opera) Bianca Finzi-Contini Calabresi (Columbia University) Moderated by Stefano Albertini (NYU) with remarks by Natalia Indrimi (Centro Primo Levi) John D. Calandra Institute, CUNY February 1, 2022