The recording "In Sara Levy's Salon" contains a long program booklet. The following is an excerpt that helps to explain the significance of this remarkable musical woman: On Sara Levy’s Life and Significance Sara Levy (1761–1854) was one of fifteen children born to Daniel and Miriam Itzig, among the most influential and wealthiest Jews in 18th-century Prussia. Daniel received special status as a “court Jew” to Frederick the Great, and his children benefited from his position.

The Raritan Players are pleased to announce the release of our first recording, "In Sara Levy's Salon," on the Acis label. This project was a long time in the making! Our first performance was at Rutgers University in 2014 at the conference "Sara Levy's World: Music, Gender, and Judaism in Enlightenment Berlin." Since then, we have presented versions and spin-offs of this program at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan and at the 2016 meeting of the American Musicologic