(Photo credit: Mark Gulezian) Interlochen Center for the Arts will present the world premiere of Dr. Bill Banfield’s opera “Edmonia,” based on the life and artistry of 19th-century African American and indigenous (Ojibwe) sculptor Edmonia Lewis. The opera was originally commissioned in 2000 by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison, with collaboration from poet Yusef Komunyakaa. Banfield’s opera dramatizes {…}
Nouveau Productions has announced the release of “UNITED IN SONG: CELEBRATING THE AMERICAN DREAM.” The concert, which is set to air on Dec. 31, 2021 on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS Video App, was filmed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia and celebrates the American dream and America’s irrepressible strength as we welcome the New Year. Filmed in front of a {…}
The American Pops Orchestra is set to release two episodes of “One Voice: The Songs We Share” on PBS starting on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The showcase features a number of unique musicians, including soprano Asako Tamura and Amber Merritt. The two opera singers will be featured in the second episode entitled “American Roots.” They will be conducted by Luke {…}