Children’s Opera
Brundibar and The Children of Theresienstadt
Adapted from Hans Krása’s Children’s Opera by Karen Saillant.
International House of Philadelphia (2009)
Karen Saillant, Director
J. Christian Bygott, Assistant Director
Tim Martin, Production Manager
Gianluca Erriu, Pianist
Bernard Bygott, Production Assistant/Lighting Designer
Filmed by Joel Schwartz
Edited by Bernard Bygott
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Brundibar and The Children of Theresienstadt
Allens Lane Art Center (2001)
Karen Saillant, Director
J. Christian Bygott, Assistant Director
Michele Scanlon, Pianist
Bernard Bygott, Production Assistant/Lighting Designer
Filmed by Wendy Daughenbaugh
Edited by Bernard Bygott
*A very special thanks to all the children who performed in these shows and their amazing families, and of course the brave children of Theresienstadt who continue to inspire us long after their voices were lost.*
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Wild Things Whirligig
created by Karen Saillant
The Rosenbach Museum and Library (2005-2009)
Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SC (2008)
Photos by Joel Schwartz