Abraham Ellstein
Composer
1907 – 1963
Who was Abraham Ellstein?
Abraham "Abe" Ellstein was an American composer for Yiddish entertainments. Along with Shalom Secunda, Joseph Rumshinsky, and Alexander Olshanetsky, Ellstein was one of the "big four" composers of his era in New York City's Yiddish Theater District scene. His musical Yidl Mitn Fidl became one of the greatest hits of Yiddish-language cinema.
Ellstein's only opera, The Golem, had its world premiere at the New York City Opera under the baton of music director Julius Rudel on March 23, 1962. The libretto was created by the composer and his wife, Sylvia Regan, based on the mythical Golem tale of the Central European Jews.
He was born on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, at that time an Eastern European Jewish immigrant area.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1907
New York City - Also known as
- Abe Ellstein
- Spouses
- Sylvia Regan
(1940 - 1963/03/22)
- Sylvia Regan
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Juilliard School
- Died
- Mar 22, 1963
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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