5/6/2023 0 Comments Classical conversationsIn 2022, there was the original opera Omar, which adapted the only known autobiography by an enslaved person written in Arabic. That opera, by Grammy winner Terence Blanchard, was scheduled in a lightning-fast (for the world of professional opera) decision based on the success of Blanchard's last production - itself the first work by a Black composer to play at the Met.įrom 2018, there was Seattle Opera's rendition of Aida, where organizers included exhibits and program notes to educate patrons on the history of Black Americans in opera. South of the border, New York's Metropolitan Opera is mounting the opera Champion in April - a jazz-infused retelling of boxing giant Emile Griffith's complicated life. It will also feature an all-Black cast and with the first all-Black orchestra in Canadian opera history. The COC is also helping to develop Treemonisha, a Volcano production in collaboration between TO Live, the Luminato Festival, Soulpepper and Moveable Beast. That opera is a retelling of ragtime composer Scott Joplin's opera - one of the only such productions written about slavery by someone who actually lived through the post-slavery period. Duration 4:37 A powerful collaboration is the driving force behind bringing new life to Treemonisha, Scott Joplin's groundbreaking1911 opera.
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