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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 with a collective sense the audience was about to witness history. They were ...
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After 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds a stage

Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of... After 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds ...

Paris Opera Takes On a Noted Conductor, Aiming to Expand Its Symphonic Offerings

Semyon Bychkov will be the musical director for a period when the opera’s performance spaces are under renovation. It’s a ...
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Review: San Francisco Opera’s ‘Idomeneo’ dazzles with powerful voices and striking visuals

Mozart’s “Idomeneo” will never be the composer’s most popular work, but it is a great opera, full of fire and vivid characterizations. Merely 24 years old when he wrote the score, Mozart poured ...
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A Soprano With Many Roles On and Off the Stage

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Sonya Yoncheva discusses her turn as Lisa in “The Queen of Spades” at the Metropolitan Opera, her summer concerts, her production company and more. By ...
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He's the first Black American to compose a full opera. It's finally being staged after 138 years

NEW ORLEANS — For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans' famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled with a collective sense the audience was about to witness ...