Susan Graham Joins Carlisle Floyd Centennial Concert
By Francisco Salazar(Photo: Dario Acosta)
Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham has joined the line up for the Carlisle Floyd Centennial concert.
The tribute honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Carlisle Floyd will take place at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on June 20, 2026.
Graham will sing a scene from Floyd’s rarely performed “The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair,” one of the composer’s few operas written for a mezzo-soprano lead.
Graham is one of the great mezzos of her generation who has performed all over the world and brings a deep artistic connection to Floyd’s legacy and to the broader tradition of storytelling in American lyric theater. Her career has long intersected with the operatic lineage Floyd helped establish.
Graham will join a lineup that includes Reginald Smith, Jr., Gabriella Reyes, Edward Nelson and Ryan McKinny. The concert will be conducted by Christopher James Ray, a former student and mentee of Floyd and Executive Director of the Carlisle Floyd Centennial, the national initiative organizing performances, educational programs, and archival projects throughout 2026 to celebrate the composer’s legacy.
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