Franz Schreker

Franz Schreker was another composer whose work was censured because of the rise in anti-Semitism in Germany in the early 1930’s, and he went from being hailed as the future of German opera to obscurity. We’ll celebrate the music of Schreker which is said to be a lush mixture of Romanticism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Impressionism, and Expressionism on this week’s Sunday Opera (4/19 3:00 p.m.).

Schreker was "erased" by the Nazi's in Germany, but much of his work survived such as this opera, the most successful of his career which has never been heard at The Met.

We’ll celebrate the music of Franz Schreker on this week’s Sunday Opera (5/3 3:00 p.m.). Schreker was another composer whose work was censured because of…