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After 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds a stage in New Orleans
Now, 138 years after it was composed, Morgiane is being produced in a concert setting. Two companies, OperaCréole and Opera ...
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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 ...
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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 ...