▁References ▁ ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Rom ans ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁L ent ini ▁Category : Exec uted ▁Roman ▁women ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Roman ▁women ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Christian ▁sain ts ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Christian ▁mart y rs ▁Category : Christ ian ▁mart y rs ▁executed ▁by ▁dec ap itation ▁Category : S ic ilian ▁sain ts ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : Exec uted ▁Italian ▁people ▁Category : An te - N ic ene ▁Christian ▁female ▁sain ts <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh lem iel ▁the ▁First ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁" Ch elm " ▁stories ▁of ▁Isaac ▁Bas he vis ▁S inger ▁about ▁the ▁supposed ly ▁wise ▁men ▁of ▁that ▁legend ary ▁town , ▁and ▁a ▁fool ▁named ▁" Sh lem iel ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁conce ived ▁and ▁adapted ▁by ▁Robert ▁Br ust ein , ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Arnold ▁Wein stein ▁and ▁music ▁based ▁on ▁traditional ▁kle z mer ▁music ▁and ▁Y idd ish ▁the ater ▁songs ▁by ▁H ank us ▁Net sky ▁of ▁the ▁Kle z mer ▁Conserv atory ▁Band ▁and ▁Z al men ▁M l ote k , ▁who ▁wrote ▁additional ▁music ▁and ▁arrang ements , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁musical ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁production . ▁ ▁S inger ▁had ▁written ▁a ▁non - mus ical ▁the atr ical ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁which ▁Br ust ein ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁art istic ▁director