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Malcolm X Concert Slated In NY

NEW YORK CITY OPERA PARTNERS WITH SCHOMBURGCENTER
TO PRESENT “X, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X”

 

CONCERT PERFORMANCE MARKS 45 YEARS SINCE

MALCOLM X ASSASSINATION

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 7:00 PM


WHAT                Marking 45 years since the assassination of Malcolm X, New York City Opera will present an abridged concert version of X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X, a brilliant and groundbreaking opera about the great civil rights leader that premiered at City Opera in 1986. Composer Anthony Davis, librettist Thulani Davis, and scenarist Christopher Davis will offer insights on their inspiration and creative process.  This special event, which will also include the participation of Classical 105.9 WQXR Host Terrance McKnight, is part of a series of collaborative programs co-presented by New York City Opera and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The cast will feature baritone Sidney Outlaw as Malcolm, soprano Marsha Thompson as Louise/Betty, tenor Robert Mack as Elijah/Street, mezzo-soprano Krysty Swann as Ella, and Bradley Moore, pianist.

 

WHEN               Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 7:00 pm

WHERE             The SchomburgCenter

515 Malcolm X Boulevard
(at
135th Street
) New York, NY10037

 

TICKETS          Tickets: $10

The Schomburg Shop at (212) 491-2206 or Telecharge.com

For more information visit nycOpera.com and schomburgcenter.org

 

THE SERIES  New York City Opera and the SchomburgCenter for Research in Black Culture are collaborating on a series of programs following the success of last season’s Black History at New York City Opera, co-presented by the two organizations. Their collaboration is part of City Opera’s Opera Matters, a series of events combining conversation, media and live music to celebrate opera’s connections to the visual arts, film, literature, mass media and pop culture, the African-American experience and the world at large. Curated by City Opera's dramaturg Cori Ellison, Opera Matters brings together prominent artists, scholars and celebrities from diverse artistic and cultural communities to reveal opera’s vital place in today’s culture. Classical 105.9 WQXR, New York City’s sole 24/7 classical music station, is the media sponsor. Read Full Press Release

 

ABOUT THE SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE  |  schomburgcenter.org

The SchomburgCenter for Research in Black Culture, a research unit of The New York Public Library, is recognized as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world. A cultural center as well as a repository, this Harlem-based modern research library also sponsors a wide array of interpretive programs, including exhibitions, scholarly and public forums, and cultural performances. For over eighty years The Schomburg Center has collected, preserved, and provided access to materials documenting black life, and promoted the study and interpretation of black history and culture.

 

ABOUT NEW YORK CITY OPERA  | nycOpera.com

Since its founding in 1943, New York City Opera has been recognized as one of America’s preeminent cultural institutions, celebrated for its adventurous programming and innovative, risk-taking production style. The company’s wide-ranging repertory of 275 works spans five centuries of music and includes 29 world premieres and 61 American and/or New York premieres of such notable works as Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shostakovich’s Katerina Ismailova, Busoni’s Doktor Faust, Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges and The Flaming Angel, Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten, Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron, and Glass’ Akhnaten. The company has been a leading showcase for young artists, helping to launch the careers of more than 3,000 singers, including José Carreras, Phyllis Curtin, David Daniels, Plácido Domingo, Lauren Flanigan, Elizabeth Futral, Jerry Hadley, Catherine Malfitano, Bejun Mehta, Sherrill Milnes, Samuel Ramey, Gianna Rolandi, Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle, Tatiana Troyanos, and Carol Vaness. In 1983, City Opera made operatic history when it became the first American opera company to use supertitles, an innovation that has revolutionized the way opera is produced and appreciated worldwide. In November 2009, under new General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel, the company inaugurated the newly renovated David H. Koch Theater, the shared home of New York City Opera and New York City Ballet, following a joint $107 million project  to refurbish and modernize the theater and enhance both the artistic and visitor experience.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shara Seigel
Publicity Coordinator
New York City Opera
David H. Koch Theater
20 Lincoln Center
New York, NY 10023
(212) 870-5632
sseigel@nycopera.com


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