80 years after the end of the war: Opera The Diary of the Anne Frank in the Pfalztheater
80 years after the end of the war: Opera The Diary of the Anne Frank in the Pfalztheater
On May 8, 2025, the end of the Second World War for the 80th anniversary. On this important occasion, the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern offer a special performance. The mono opera "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Grigori Frid, which begins at 8 p.m. on the Foyerbühne, is shown.
The staging directed by Cora Hannen is a musical homage that addresses the moving story of Anne Frank. The musical accompaniment takes place on the piano by Hyoeun Kim, while the young actress Soyo Liu embodies the role of Anne Frank. This opera is not just a performance, but a lively testimony to the fate of the Jewish family Frank during the Nazi era.
insights in Anne's life
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, but spent most of her life in Amsterdam. Her family, who moved there in 1934, had to hide from the National Socialists from 1942 to 1944. In a back house on Prinsengracht 263, Anne wrote in a poetry album that she received on her 13th birthday and called it "Kitty".
In her diary, Anne describes her life, concerns and hopes. The horrors of the war and the constant pressure to hide, draw an impressive picture of a young girl who, despite all the adversity, does not lose his will to live. The Rheinpfalz emphasizes that the diary is considered one of the most famous documents over the Nazi era and the mental levels reflected by Anne Frank.
the tragic history
The Frank family hid in the back house when Anne’s sister Margot was asked to unsubscribe for a labor camp. Her hiding place was revealed on August 4, 1944. The family was deported to the Westerbork passage camp and later to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Anne and her sister Margot did not survive the horror and died in the spring of 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Otto Frank, Anne's father and the only family member who survived the war published the diary in 1947. The work has achieved more than 50 languages since then. The DetailsQuellen