Mannes Sounds Festival - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe's Fictional Muses: Mignon and Suleika in Poetry and Song

Join us in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Mannes Sounds Festival!

Mannes Sounds: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Fictional Muses: Mignon and Suleika in Poetry and Song

Curated by John Hargraves, Ph.D

Two female figures, created by Goethe, inspired some of the greatest songs in musical literature. The songs of Mignon, a mysterious, tragic figure who first appears in Wilhelm Meister, have been set to music by dozens of composers. Suleika, the female voice in Goethe’s West-Eastern Divan (anthology), has similarly been appropriated by many song writers, such as Beethoven, Reichardt, Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and Fanny Mendelssohn. In addition to songs of these composers, we will present new compositions by young composers of Mannes, inspired by these lyrics.

Presented by the College of Performing Arts at The New School.

Cost: Free, RSVP here