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Creators in Conversation with OperaCréole and Opera Lafayette

OPERA America’s National Opera Center OPERA America’s National Opera Center, 330 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York

Description: This winter, OperaCréole, in partnership with Opera Lafayette, will present the world premiere of Edmond Dédé’s 1887 opera Morgiane, ou Le sultan d’Ispahan, the oldest known opera composed by a […]

Edmond Dédé and Morgiane

Folger Theatre 201 E Capitol St, SE, Washington

Opera Lafayette and Folger Shakespeare Library present an engaging talk exploring the music of Black composer Edmond Dédé (1827—1903), accompanied by selections from his opera Morgiane. Vocal artist, improvisor, and composer currently in residence […]

Free

Salon Series: “The Road to Restoration”

Opera Lafayette Artistic Director Designate Patrick Quigley and OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph talk with Historian Candace Bailey about Edmond Dédé, composer of Morgiane (1887), the first known opera written by a […]