Music Salon @ the cell Presents Contemporary Opera Enemies, A Love Story January 20, 2011

Enemies, a Love Story by Ben Moore and Nahmas Sandrow (part of the Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO) Atelier Series @ the cell) – Set in NYC in 1948, the opera follows Holocaust survivor Herman Broder. He spent the war in a hayloft, hidden by Polish peasant Yadwiga, whom he later married. Here in New York, though, he is also in love with a fascinating mistress, herself a survivor. And, then his first wife, believed dead, reappears. Lying and daydreaming, in perpetual desperation, Herman juggles these three secret lives, plus a secret job - as long as he can. Will he be caught at last, perhaps by the ordinary human need for happiness? Featuring an all-star cast with stage direction by Kira Simring and music direction by Michael Pilafian. A wine reception follows and is included in the price of admission.

Official Website: http://www.thecelltheatre.org/ccoms/