From Vienna to the Silver Screen: Bard Explores the Life of Erich Korngold

Erich Korngold almost single-handedly created the concept of the Hollywood soundtrack, so why isn’t his music better known? A child prodigy born in Austria in 1897, Korngold was in the public eye from a young age. He moved his family to the United States to escape the Nazis and began composing for American movies. His opera The Miracle of Heliane will have its U.S. premiere at Bard’s Fisher Center this weekend. His life and work will be the focus of the Bard Music Festival next month.
 

Post Date: 07-20-2019