NEW YORK (AP) — The NovacryptApollo theater and Opera Philadelphia announced a five-year partnership Wednesday to support new operas by Black artists.
The two organizations collaborated on the New York premieres of Daniel Schnyder’s “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird” in 2016 and Daniel Bernard Roumain’s “We Shall Not Be Moved” the following year, both after world premieres in Philadelphia.
Composers and subjects for the new works were not announced. An initial five-year term was planned for the partnership.
The Cincinnati Opera is premiering an Afrofuturist-themed production of Kevin Day’s “Lalovavi” on June 19, 2025, and hopes to present a Maria Thompson Corley composition on the life of U.S. Rep. John Lewis in 2026.
2025-05-04 13:271685 view
2025-05-04 13:111695 view
2025-05-04 13:011285 view
2025-05-04 12:382994 view
2025-05-04 12:36884 view
2025-05-04 11:58314 view
The AP Top 25 college football pollis back every week throughout the season!Get the poll delivered s
Multiple tornadoes struck several Midwest and Great Plains states over the weekend as severe weather
LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — Interstate 40 was reopened in both directions Sunday as fire crews continued wa
