First Opera Created By A Black Composer To Officially Debut Nearly 140 Years Later
Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...