On October 24, 2015 AfriClassical posted:
OperaCréole presents William Grant Still's "Minette Fontaine" at Marigny Opera House Oct. 30, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2015 @ 7 PM
Givonna Joseph writes:
Bill, We had a sold
out house on opening night! And over sold out on closing, with chairs
needing to be added to accommodate everyone in line.
Audience Facebook responses:
"Trés magnifique!
William Grant Still is smiling down on you all. Thank you OperaCréole!"
"OMG! Phenomenal production.
Opera Creole will leave you spellbound"
"Great score and libretto; fantastic musicians; entrancing plot and delivery! They're doing it now (first act just ended)!!!"
"Better than the Saints' 52-49 win!!"
"Ms. Joseph as Marie Laveau was chilling"
Here are some photos.
Photos courtesy of Pete Wobrette
The greatest thing about this labor of love for us, is that we corrected history! Maestro Still presented this to Renato Cellini at New Orleans Opera in 1958. It finally made it home!
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