Re|Claim

Karim Sulayman, Sean Shibe, and Kalanidhi Dance

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Who owns culture?

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This groundbreaking program sought to examine the question of “who owns culture?” with a sensual exploration of 19th-century, Eastern-inspired French music’s origins.

Re|Store

Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane

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The most important opera never heard.

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The first complete opera by a Black American had been hidden in a single, handwritten manuscript for over 130 years until the world-premiere of this four-act French grand opera on themes from Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves.

Re|Joice

30 Years of Ryan Brown at Opera Lafayette

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Celebrating a visionary.

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Ryan Brown built Opera Lafayette into a major cultural force, celebrated from the American shores all the way to the theatre at Versailles. This concert focused on the music, the musicians, and the composers that Maestro Brown championed and elevated during his 30-year tenure as Artistic Director.