GBH Music & BLO Present - Deconstructing Opera: Omar

GBH Music & BLO Present Deconstructing Opera: Omar
7:00 PM-8:00 PM Wednesday April 12, 2023
GBH Music and Boston Lyric Opera present MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and Grammy Award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens in conversation with renowned scholar of Black music and culture and co-host of the GBH News podcast All Rev’d Up Emmett G. Price III about the New England premiere of Omar, composed by Giddens and Michael Abels (score for Get Out and Us), with libretto by Giddens. The livestream conversation will be combined with musical performances from members of the cast.
Event livestreamed and recorded at GBH Fraser Performance Studio.
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[@bozarts22]

Remarkable modern opera with a huge Black American history that we all need to know! Brava! Rhiannon! Open our eyes!💝

[@heres2music]

Enlightening conversation !

[@annettegrantham7938]

I concur with your assessment. If I can do something, please let me know.

[@AnnaMarieBooth.Educator]

Agree with Emmett Price's closing statements about the stellar genius Rhiannon Giddens!

[@AnnaMarieBooth.Educator]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤗🤗

[@vangieram7325]

Honorary doctorate from Princeton U and Pulitzer awardee for music 2023 ! Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels for OMar! wow