NEW YORK (AP) - The Apollo 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
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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.