Tuesday, March 31
7:00 PM
PRESENTATION & PERFORMANCE
Troubled Island: 60th Anniversary Celebration
Join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first world premiere in City Opera history: Troubled Island by William Grant Still, so-called "Dean of African-American composers," and Langston Hughes, "Poet Laureate of Harlem," whose ashes rest in the Langston Hughes lobby at the Schomburg Center. First performed at City Opera on March 31, 1949, Troubled Island became the first work by an African-American composer to be presented by a major American opera company. Soloists from Harlem's esteemed Opera Noire will offer a condensed, narrated concert performance of Troubled Island, based on the fascinating history of the Haitian slave rebellion of 1791. The evening will begin with an introduction by Howard Dodson, and a brief talk by City Opera dramaturge Cori Ellison on the tempestuous history of this all-too-rare American masterwork.
Tickets: $10.For ticket charge, call The Schomburg Shop at (212) 491-2206, or buy your tickets online at Telecharge.com.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd.
Between 135th & 136th Streets
(212) 491-2200
Event in Spirit & Mind
PRESENTATION & PERFORMANCE Troubled Island: 60th Anniversary Celebration
Happened March 31st, 2024
