Opera North announces a production of the 4-act opera Blake by H. Leslie Adams will be conducted by Kay George Roberts on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 8:00 pm at Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For tickets and information contact Opera North, Inc. at 215-884-5840 or visit OperaNorth.com
This is the second in a three-opera concert series, An African American Triptych. The composer's website says of the work: “Blake tells the poignant story of young love, forced separation, and the search for one another and true love. The opera opens with a monologue by Blake (tenor), a 30-year old slave on an American plantation in the deep South just prior to the Civil War.”
Kay George Roberts is Professor of Performance; Area Head, Orchestral Strings; and Director of the University of Massachusetts Lowell String Project. She is also principal conductor for Opera North, Inc. H. Leslie Adams is profiled at AfriClassical.com
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Blake Opera
Leslie Adams
Kay Roberts
Opera North
African-American Composer
African-American Conductor
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