Cottbus: Mendele Lohengrin DURATION: approx

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Cottbus: Mendele Lohengrin DURATION: approxEvgeni Orkin (*1977) Mendele Lohengrin (2025) A Klezmer Singspiel based on the story of the same name by Heinrich York Steiner (1898) Commissioned by JCOM (UA) Ethel Merhaut, singer Stefan Merki, actor Daniel Grossmann, conductor Martin Valds Stauber, libretto Constanze Negwer, scenic design JEWISH A poor Jewish musician, who earns a meager living performing at weddings, fulfills a dream: with his hard earned savings, he treats himself to a visit to