Join us to watch a recording of a 2022 performance of the opera (sung in English). Following the screening, Cathy Mansfield and Daniel Singer will be available for a Q&A session.

Fear—Faith—Hope
Three German families…
…Two Jewish and one Christian, are thrust headlong into the Holocaust.

The Sparks Fly Upward begins on October 28, 1938 with the deportation of Polish Jews residing in Germany to Poland, and concludes with the liberation of Berlin in May 1945 and the re-dedication of the Neue Synagogue in Berlin in 1995.

At times the families turn to the Book of Job for diversion, reassurance and enlightenment. Job’s suffering, and the contest between good and evil represented in his story, are reflected in the lives of the characters, who boldly face the question of man’s obligation to man in times of moral and political crisis. The Sparks Fly Upward is told completely through music and lyrics (English).

Writer & Composer: Cathy Lesser Mansfield
Director: Jeffrey Lesser
Conductor: Daniel Singer

We regret that this screening can only be shown to those attending onsite. 

DINNER starts at 5:30 PM: BYOD (bring your own dinner—Walk-ins are welcome) or buy a deli sandwich dinner from us for only $18 to enjoy during the screening (reservations for a deli sandwich dinner are now closed).