Join OL Artistic Director Art Historian Gülru Çakmak, for a discussion of how art can serve as a medium for engaging in the complexities of art and heritage. Çakmak also leads our post-show talk back where she will be joined by choreographer Anuradha Nehru and soprano Amel Brahim-Djelloul.
Join OL Artistic Director Art Historian Gülru Çakmak, for a discussion of how art can serve as a medium for engaging in the complexities of art and heritage. Çakmak also leads our post-show talk back where she will be joined by choreographer Anuradha Nehru and soprano Amel Brahim-Djelloul.
Opera Lafayette’s Patrick Dupre Quigley and OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph discuss Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane, the first known opera written by a Black American, and present musical extracts.
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 Black American.
See the manuscript of Morgiane, the first known opera by a Black American composer, on display in the Folger’s Out of the Vault exhibition January 13 – February 28. The manuscript is on loan from Houghton Library, Harvard University. Gallery at Folger: Robin and Roger Millay Gallery in the Stuart and Mimi Rose Rare Book and Manuscript Exhibition Hall at […]
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 with the American Composers Orchestra Mali Irene leads a conversation with OperaCréole Founder and Artistic Director Givonna Joseph and classical music scholars about Dédé’s biography and musical legacy. Panelists include […]
Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Musicologist and author Candace Bailey, who will discuss the life and music of Black composer Edmond Dédé (1827—1903). Tickets: Free. No registration required
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 Black American. Join OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Opera Lafayette’s Patrick Quigley, the creative team of Morgiane, and Marc A. Scorca, president/CEO of OPERA America, for a […]
Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Musicologist and author Candace Bailey, who will discuss the life and music of Black composer Edmond Dédé (1827—1903). Tickets: Free. No registration required
Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Musicologist and author Candace Bailey, who will discuss the life and music of Black composer Edmond Dédé (1827—1903). Tickets: Free. No registration required
Join us for an engaging online Zoom discussion celebrating Opera Lafayette's distinguished history and looking ahead to its future. Founding Artistic Director Ryan Brown will share insights into the company’s remarkable achievements, including performances at the Royal Opera of Versailles, and will reflect on pivotal moments that established Opera Lafayette as a leader in period-instrument […]
Can you imagine a time before there was Opera Lafayette? Difficult as it may seem, the nation’s oldest period instrument opera company was once only the speck of an idea in the mind of a visionary young violinist, Ryan Brown. Leading the first concert performing French Baroque chamber music in the Corcoran Gallery’s magnificent Salon […]
