The Diary of Anne Frank

Opera Birmingham is proud to present The Diary of Anne Frank by Russian composer Grigory Frid, based on the text from the original diary written between 1942 and 1944. This opera shares a moving self-portrait of a young girl, full of spirit and courage and an unending hope for freedom.

The Diary of Anne Frank is a monodrama for soprano and chamber orchestra of nine instruments. The opera follows a teenaged Anne Frank as her family hides in a warehouse annex until their arrest by the Nazis. She describes the people and the scenery she can see from her window. She lays bare her hopes, dreams and emotions as she navigates her teenage years in hiding. The opera was composed in 1968 and consists of 21 brief scenes; originally written in Russian, the libretto was translated into English in 1991.