Reading Lolita in Tehran - Friday, February 18th, 2011
New Opera Reading and Performance: Reading Lolita in TehranElisabeth Mehl Greene, composer based on the book by Azar Nafisi libretto by Elisabeth Mehl Greene and Mitra Motlagh Friday, February 18, 2011 7:30 pm - Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi's bestselling book, comes to the stage in this new opera by UMD doctoral student Elisabeth Mehl Greene, with a libretto by the composer and Mitra Motlagh.Based on Nafisi's experiences secretly teaching Western literature to a group of female students after the Iranian Revolution, the work reveals the grim realities of revolutionary Iran but also illuminates the power of literature to provide universal insights into the human condition. Explore Washington Post and New York Times reviews of this groundbreaking work, as well as writings on and by author Azar Nafisi in the UM Libraries:
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