FULL AMERICAN HEART IN WWI A Carnegie Hall Tribute New York 2025

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: American Heart in WWI A Carnegie Hall Tribute  
• Composer: various  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: Carnegie Hall, New York  
• Recorded: November 11, 2025
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Adam Chanler-Berat, Nicholas Christopher, Micaela Diamond , Gracie McGraw, Diego Andres Rodriguez
• Conductor: Ian Weinberger  
• Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke’s  
• Stage Director: Michael Mayer  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: èBS  
• Date Published: 2025  
• Format: Broadcast
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  Bursting with dozens of songs from the period by composers Irving Berlin, James Reese Europe, George M. Cohan and others; rare archival film of American soldiers and WWI figures; historic flags from the period and a narrative rich with twists and turns, “American Heart” captures the voice of a generation set adrift, forever changed and looking for answers.

  Using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” as a framework, which marked its 100th year since publication this year, Monsky guides the audience from the war’s origins through its harrowing climax, as seen through the wartime experiences of Fitzgerald’s fictional veterans Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway, as well as five real-life figures from the war:

  Soldier and music pioneer James Reese Europe, a civil rights trailblazer and Harlem Hellfighter
  Vera Brittain, an Oxford student and young nurse who loses everything in the war
  Charles Whittlesey, a shy New York lawyer who leads a melting pot of soldiers trapped under fire in the single biggest battle in American history
  Combat pilot Quentin Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, in love with debutante and future philanthropist Flora Payne Whitney.
  A bold re-envisioning of Monsky’s critically acclaimed original 2023 production, “The Great War & The Great Gatsby,” “American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute” offers fresh insights, newly uncovered research, and additional musical selections, creating a vivid and emotionally powerful journey for this uniquely electrifying theatrical experience.

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