Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London: A Czech of Jewish descent born in 1898, Victor Ullmann was already an established composer when he was imprisoned in the Nazi 'show camp' Terezin in 1942. There, surrounded by other 'degenerate' artists and intellectuals, he produced some remarkably life-affirming works - none more so than the hour-long chamber opera The Emperor of Atlantis. Read …
SOURCE: The Stage at 07:53AM on October 8, 2012