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interlochen arts academy

Apr 29, 2024

Interlochen Presents the World Premiere ‘Edmonia’

(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 {…}

Jan 28, 2022

Interlochen Arts Academy to Premiere ‘Edmonia’ in 2024

Interlochen Arts Academy is set to present the stage premiere of “Edmonia” in 2024. The opera, created by William Banfield, will be the culmination of a three-year process and exploration on the music and art of the African Diaspora. The work spotlights acclaimed African American and Native American sculptor Edmonia Lewis who was born in 1844 and died in 1907. {…}

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