Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908), playwright and composer

Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908) was an Ukrainian-born Jewish playwright and composer. Hebrew and Yiddish-language poet, producer, theatre director and dramatist. The father of Jewish modern theatre. Born in Starokonstantinov [Russia]. In 1876 founded in Romania the world's first professional Yiddish-language theater troupe.

Works

Operettas

• Bar Kokhba (1883 Goldfaden), opera
  • Bar Kochba; or, The Last Hour of Zion (1908 Goldfaden), opera (English ed.)

• Kenig Ahashverosh; oder, Kenigin Ester (1887 Goldfaden), opera

• Judas Maccabaeus (1892 Goldfaden), play

• Judith and Holofernes (1892 Goldfaden), play

External links

• Wikipedia
• Guide to World Drama