FROM ERASED TO SELF-EMPOWERED:
CELEBRATING BIPOC OPERA COMPOSERS AND LIBRETTISTS

BIPOC composers and librettists have written for the lyric stage for centuries, but so many of their contributions have been consciously erased from the opera house — historically white, Euro-centric, racist institutions where select, self-anointed groups of people have gone out of their way to control the repertoire, who writes opera, who is represented on stage, and how. The tide is beginning to turn, but we still have a long way to go before opera reflects the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary American society.

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A three-part seminar and roundtable, with a concluding concert, occurring on the following dates:
Part I: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm EST
Part II: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm EST
Part III: Thursday, April 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm EST

Concert: Saturday, April 10, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9pm EST