The Baltimore Sun

After 138 years, Black American opera composer Edmond Dédé‘s masterpiece makes its debut

After 138 years, what is thought to be the earliest existing opera by a Black American composer is finally getting its world premiere. A concert opera performance of Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane,” which is ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

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 ...
The Business Journals

Thanks to Opera Lafayette, a 19th-century Black opera comes to life for the first time

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. D.C.’s Opera Lafayette is about to bring the city a ...
BroadwayWorld

Cincinnati Opera Launches The Black Opera Project, A First-of-its-Kind, $5-Million Initiative

Cincinnati Opera has announced the launch of The Black Opera Project, a groundbreaking, three-opera commissioning initiative that engages Black creators to develop new works celebrating Black stories.