Hiram College’s Marcia Kenyon Bissell Opera Workshop will present the world premier of the opera Verlorene Heimat (Lost Homeland) on April 10 and 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Renner Performing Arts Theater , 11762 Dean St. in Hiram. The opera, composed by Hiram College Associate Professor of Music Dawn Sonntag, chronicles the true story of an East Prussian family during the final months of WWII as they quietly but courageously resisted the Nazis, sheltering a Ukrainian Jewish girl sent to them to work as a farm laborer. The opera illustrates the devastating losses caused by a war fueled by greed, fear, pride, racial and cultural hatred. Cleveland’s German Honorary Consul, Diana M. Thimmig, will give opening remarks before the Saturday evening performance. Admission is free. For more information, contact the Music Department at 330-569-5294
