An Afternoon with Claire Klein Osipov

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Tix $5 at the door

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Film

Special screening of Haya Newman’s documentary, “Claire Klein Osipov: Life Sung Yiddishly” PLUSrare archival footage of Claire singing on CBC TV. Claire Klein Osipov: Life Sung Yiddishly is a documentary about the life of Canadian Soprano Claire Klein Osipov, whose career spans over six decades from Toronto to Vancouver. An intimate autobiographical portrait detailing her young life in Depression-era Toronto and how she discovered music, Yiddish music, as a means to escape the immediacies of economic and social hardship of everyday life. Her story tells how she parlayed her interest and joy in singing Yiddish folksongs into a career, performing regularly on CBC TV and Radio as well as on various recording labels.