"In A Perfect World"
Clip: Season 52 Episode 1 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Lina (Meigui Zhang) and Josef (Arnold Livingston Geis) dream of a better future together.
Lina (Meigui Zhang), a Chinese shop keeper, and Josef (Arnold Livingston Geis), a Jewish immigrant from Germany, dream of a better world in "In A Perfect World."
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
"In A Perfect World"
Clip: Season 52 Episode 1 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Lina (Meigui Zhang), a Chinese shop keeper, and Josef (Arnold Livingston Geis), a Jewish immigrant from Germany, dream of a better world in "In A Perfect World."
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Émigré: A Musical Drama with the NY Phil Preview
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Enjoy this semi-staged oratorio following the story of Jewish refugees in World War II Shanghai. (30s)
Josef and Otto Journey to Shanghai
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Otto (Mathew White) and Josef (Arnold Livingston Geis) perform "Shanghai." (2m 43s)
The Real Story Behind "Émigré"
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Discover the real story that inspired the NY Phil's opera "Émigré." (3m 7s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...