Jasmine Muhammad to Headline NY Premiere of ‘Emily & Sue’

By David Salazar

Soprano Jasmine Muhammad is set to present the New York premiere Dana Kaufman and Aiden K. Feltkamp’s “Emily & Sue” at the National Opera Center in New York on Nov. 13, 2022.

The a capelle pop opera, which premiered in June 2022 at Amherst College, spotlights the relationship between Emily Dickinson and her sister-in-law Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson, exploring themes of isolation, queerness, and forbidden love.

Muhammad will perform alongside the Iris Vocal Trio. The performance will feature a post-concert reception. Admission is pay-what-you-wish.

Additionally, there will be screenings of a film version of the opera, directed by Ron Bashford, at The Tank on Nov 12, 15, 19, and 20. The album of the opera was released on Nov. 11, 2022.

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