Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’
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Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’

“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
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An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time

“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.