Father's Holocaust letters inspire opera

Ted Rosenthal, a musician and composer, has set the stories from letters he found in his attic to music in his jazz opera “Dear Erich,” which will be presented by the New York City Opera on Jan. 9, 10, 12 and 13 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in lower Manhattan. Rosenthal talked about it on Dec. 20. Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon