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2021-05-19 23:48:00
The Santa Fe Opera and Kentucky Opera Present Online Workshop of New Opera "This Little Light of Mine" Saturday, June 19 at 4:00 pm MDT / 6:00 pm EDT.
Voting Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Courtesy of Alamy. 19 May 2021 Santa Fe, NM — On Saturday, June 19 at 4:00 pm MDT / 6:00 pm EDT Kentucky Opera will present a free online workshop of This Little Light of Mine, a new, one-act opera commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera and co-presented in celebration of Juneteenth. The work, composed by Chandler Carter with a libretto by Diana Solomon-Glover, portrays key events in the life of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. A Black woman of humble origins, she spoke truth to power, and her tireless efforts culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The pre-recorded workshop will premiere on Kentucky Opera’s YouTube channel and remain available for on-demand viewing. About This Little Light of Mine This Little Light of Mine is a one-act opera that dramatizes the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a former sharecropper who rose to […]
2021-01-22 00:16:00
Feb. 12: Baritone Will Liverman Releases "Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers" on Cedille Records
[…] in The Little Prince with Tulsa Opera. His album, Whither Must I Wander, with pianist Jonathan King, out January 2020 on Odradek Records, was named one of the Chicago Tribune’s “best classical recordings of 2020” and BBC Music Magazine praised Liverman’s “firm, oaky baritone with a sharp interpretive attitude… admirable poise and clarity of intention.” Liverman has performed the leading role of Figaro in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia with Seattle Opera, Virginia Opera, Kentucky Opera, Madison Opera and Utah Opera. He originated the role of Dizzy Gillespie in Charlie Parker’s Yardbird with Opera Philadelphia, in addition to performing the role with English National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Madison Opera, and at the Apollo Theater. Other highlights include the role of Tommy McIntyre in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Fellow Travelers for its Lyric Unlimited initiative; Papageno in The Magic Flute with […]
2020-10-25 04:03:00
Santa Fe Opera 2021
[…] the national “Get Out the Vote” campaign. The screening will be followed by a talk with stage director Beth Greenberg, composer Chandler Carter and librettist Diana Solomon-Glover. The panelists will discuss the origins of This Little Light of Mine and the importance of hearing the collective voices of all U.S. citizens in the November 3, 2020 presidential election. A workshop of the full opera is scheduled to take place in June 2021 in collaboration with Kentucky Opera. Is This America? is sponsored by Lynn J. Loacker. Commissioning and development support for Opera for All Voices is provided by the Melville Hankins Family Foundation, Principal Education Sponsor of the Santa Fe Opera; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and two OPERA America Innovation Grants, generously funded by the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation. The commission and production of This Little Light of Mine is made possible by an OPERA America Innovation Grant […]
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2018-07-05 11:44:39
Kentucky Opera Has A New General Director
“Barbara Lynne Jamison will take charge Aug. 15, coming to Louisville from Seattle where she is Director of Programs and Partnerships for the opera there and part of the senior management team.”
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