THE DYBBUK, or BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

A chamber opera by Ofer Ben-Amots based on Ch. N. Bialik’s translation of the play by S. Ansky

Produced by the Mannes Sounds Festival in partnership with the American Society of Jewish Music, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and Leo Baeck Institute

at the Center for Jewish History
March 31 - April 1, 2025
Conducted by Robert Kahn
Lighting by Miriam Crowe
Stage Managed by Ana Muñoz
Line Producer: Megan Gillis
Photography by Nathaniel Johnston

With: Katharine Li (Leah), Kyle Glasgow (Khannan / Clarinet), Esau Greene (Narrator), Keunwon Park (Messenger / Rabbi), Sunny Zhai (piano), Emma Northcutt (violin), Breckyn Beechey (cello), John Tadlock (percussion), and Katherine Fortunato (percussion)

Kyle Glasgow as Khannan and Katharine Li as Leah

Esau Greene as the Narrator, Kyle Glasgow as Khannan, and Katharine Li as Leah

Keunwon Park as Rabbi Azrael

Katharine Li as Leah and Kyle Glasgow as Khannan

Katharine Li as Leah and Esau Greene as the Narrator