Thomas Hampson & Daniel Hope

"LOS ANGELES 1943 - ESCAPE TO PARADISE"

"LOS ANGELES 1943 - ESCAPE TO PARADISE" Through the dual perspective of words and music, "LA Exiles in Paradise 1943" brings to life an extraordinary creativity sparked by one of the darkest periods in history. Daniel Hope's brilliant research, recordings and lyrics, along with the expert selection and interpretation of Thomas Hampson, the distinguished "Ambassador of American Song" and founder of the "Song of America" series, weave the works and thoughts of cultural and scholarly greats such as Irving Berlin and Arnold Schoenberg, Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington, Thomas Mann and Edward R. Murrow, and Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer into a unique tapestry of sublime melodies and heartbreaking verbal images that show humanity at its best and worst. This unique evening paints a vivid portrait of one of the most remarkable diasporas of talent the world has ever seen. The event will be followed by an on-stage discussion with Daniel Hope and Thomas Hampson. Moderation: Peter Grubmüller, Head of the Culture Department at OÖN