ANNUAL
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
P R O G R A M
ANNUAL
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
P R O G R A M
Opera North's Artist-In-Concert activities provide for its audiences and young artists the means to create an exceptional performance experience. This has been accomplished in part by combining the talents of the Artists-In-Concert performers with the talents of established international performers for Opera North presentations. These presentations include Opera North's Annual Black History Month Celebration and Spring Concert Recital. As a result these presentations have generated increased audience attendance and the number of performing artists participating in these programs. Examples of international artists participating in Opera North presentations include: original "Cook, Dixon & Young" star Rodrick Dixon; Carmen Balthrop of the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco, Houston and Santa Fe opera companies; jazz sensation Gerald Veasley; Indra Thomas, a former Artists-in-Concert-Series participant who made her solo debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2001 in the role of Aida; Diane Monroe, classical and jazz violin soloist who appeared in the movie Music of The Heart starring Meryl Streep; Dr. Kay G. Roberts, international conductor and educator; South African percussionist Mogauwane Mahoele; and international choreographer and music-staging director Mercedes Ellington.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
June 7, 2008
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April 12, 2008
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PAST PERFORMANCES:
February 9, 2008
Penn Presents Opera North, Inc.'s production
of
VANQUI in association with Opera Company of Philadelphia Community Programs
Opera North, Inc. is pleased to announce a special upcoming Black History Month multi-media presentation of the award-winning opera, Vanqui. Vanqui is the original slavery-era opera written by composer Leslie Savoy Burrs and author John A. Williams. This concert version of the opera will feature actor Avery Brooks, the projected images of the acclaimed African American painter David C. Driskell. Some of the other artists featured for this performance include: Soprano, Carmen Balthrop; Soprano, Lisa Edwards-Burrs; Mezzo Soprano, Allison Sanders; Baritone, Brian Johnson; Violinist, Diane Monroe; international conductor, Kay G. Roberts; South African percussionist, Mogauwane Mahloele; Bassist, Gerald Veasley; and the Voices of Gwynedd.
The Vanqui performance, scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2008, 7:30 PM will take place at the Annenberg Center’s Zellerbach Theater located at 3680 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Saturday, February 17 4:00pm
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2006 Black History Month Celebration:
2006
RISE UP SINGING! Poster
(full view)
2006 RISE UP SINGING! Program (PDF)
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2005 Black History Month Celebration:
February 5, 2005
2005 Black, Brown & Beige Poster (full view)
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