One by an African American composer, the other by a Jewish immigrant, these two one-act operas can both be seen as quintessentially American.
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Opera Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘L’Amant Anonyme’ by Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Glorious music and wonderful singing more than compensate for a weak story in this comic opera by the first classical composer of African ancestry.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): ‘Slow Dusk’ and ‘Markheim’ by Carlisle Floyd (the little OPERA theatre of ny)
This spicy little production of two one-act operas provides a mini-survey of the the 'Susannah' composer's talents as he progressed from a gifted youngster to a mature artist with a sensibility very much his own.
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