Sarasota Opera to mark 100 years of its historic home in new season
The Sarasota Opera House will turn 100 shortly after the end of the 2026 winter season, which will include some old favorites ...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
After 138 years, Black American opera composer Edmond Dédé‘s masterpiece makes its debut
After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...
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He's the first Black American to compose a full opera. It's finally being staged after 138 years
They were the first to hear composer Edmond Dédé's opera "Morgiane" — the earliest known, full-length opera composed ... in 1828 during a preview performance Jan. 24. The opera will stage ...