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A CHILD IN STRIPED PYJAMAS: a new opera by Noah Max based on John Boyne's novel.
Reviews
EVENING STANDARD ★★★★ 'Intense, harrowing drama'
EVENING STANDARD ★★★★ 'Intense, harrowing drama'
This operatic adaptation of the controversial Holocaust tale is given a simple yet effective staging
THE ARTS DESK ★★★★ ‘A high degree of textural inventiveness… marvellously scored… the vocal lines [are] athletic and colourful’
THE ARTS DESK ★★★★ ‘A high degree of textural inventiveness… marvellously scored… the vocal lines [are] athletic and colourful’
The obstacles that have faced Noah Max in the five years since he resolved to make an opera of John Boyne’s Holocaust novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas would have stymied someone less determined. Not just the usual fundraising and logistical challenges that every opera has to deal with, but also Covid – and the demand from the story’s rights holder for £1 million for their permission.
Review Round-Up: THE TELEGRAPH, THE STAGE and more
Review Round-Up: THE TELEGRAPH, THE STAGE and more
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Interviews
THE SUNDAY TIMES Noah Max: my fight to make A Child in Striped Pyjamas
THE SUNDAY TIMES Noah Max: my fight to make A Child in Striped Pyjamas
BBC RADIO 4 Today Programme - 11/01/2023
BBC RADIO 4 Today Programme - 11/01/2023
Composer Noah Max discusses his opera 'A Child In Striped Pyjamas', based on the Holocaust fable by John Boyne, with Mishal Husain on BBC Radio 4's 'Today' P...
JEWISH CHRONICLE Opinion Column by Noah Max
JEWISH CHRONICLE Opinion Column by Noah Max
Critics of the book misunderstand that it’s a parable, not based on real life
RTE RADIO 1 Arena Programme - 10/01/23
RTE RADIO 1 Arena Programme - 10/01/23
RTE Lyric FM Seán Rocks on Sunday - 22/01/23 timecode 2:15:00
RTE Lyric FM Seán Rocks on Sunday - 22/01/23 timecode 2:15:00
IRISH TIMES Why I turned The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas into an opera
IRISH TIMES Why I turned The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas into an opera
OPERA TODAY A new chamber opera by Noah Max
OPERA TODAY A new chamber opera by Noah Max
Look & Listen
Recorded excerpts (as heard on BBC Radio 4)
Recorded excerpts (as heard on BBC Radio 4)
Production Photos
Production Photos
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More music by Noah Max: listen to Songs of Loneliness here
More music by Noah Max: listen to Songs of Loneliness here
Noah Max · compilation · 2022 · 19 songs
For more, visit Noah Max's official website
For more, visit Noah Max's official website
Noah Max is a writer of music and prose, as well as a maker of still and moving images.
News
JEWISH CHRONICLE Hollywood giant relents over $1m demand to stage Holocaust opera
JEWISH CHRONICLE Hollywood giant relents over $1m demand to stage Holocaust opera
CLASSICAL MUSIC Noah Max launches opera adaptation of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
CLASSICAL MUSIC Noah Max launches opera adaptation of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
THE STRAD Remembering the Holocaust
THE STRAD Remembering the Holocaust
Composer Noah Max writes about exploring Jewish liturgical music through string composition in his new opera A Child In Striped Pyjamas
SLIPPED DISC UK composer wins back opera rights from Miramax
SLIPPED DISC UK composer wins back opera rights from Miramax
The young composer Noah Max has written an...
Discussions
TOCCATA CLASSICS Noah Max and Martin Anderson
TOCCATA CLASSICS Noah Max and Martin Anderson
FORTE PODCAST Noah Max and Anthony Cheng
FORTE PODCAST Noah Max and Anthony Cheng
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