He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, ...
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
studied under skilled Black composers in New Orleans, and was recognized for his musical prowess from an early age, said Candace Bailey, a musicologist who researches 19th century music in the ...
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He's the first Black American to compose a full opera. It's finally being staged after 138 years
After his death in 1901, Dédé's "Morgiane" — like many manuscripts of 19th-century Black composers — vanished, until by chance, researchers discovered a copy of the score in Harvard's archives.