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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join Artistic Director Patrick Quigley and renowned music scholar Amanda Eubanks Winkler (Director of the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University) for an illuminating […]
Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with Amanda Eubanks Winkler (Director of the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University) for an illuminating […]
