October 8: Free Virtual Event with Terence Blanchard

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English - October 08, 2021 16:00 - ★★★★★ - 2.4K ratings
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LIVESTREAM EVENT: Friday, October 8 at 12 noon ET

This fall, Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones became the first opera by a Black composer staged at the Metropolitan Opera. In this very special online talk, Aria Code host Rhiannon Giddens will talk with Terence about this historic premiere, his writing process and the unique challenges of staging an opera in the midst of a global pandemic.

Watch the FREE event on Friday, October 8, at 12PM ET: