(A)nything (B)ut <em>(C)armen</em> (A)nything (B)ut <em>(C)armen</em>

Calling from 2066, Brendan Latimer argues that the best way to save opera might be to just blow up the standard repertoire altogether.

By August 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Morgiane, ou le Sultan d’Ispahan Morgiane, ou le Sultan d’Ispahan

Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole present Edmond Dédé‘s rediscovered opera in a live stream from the Dekelboum Concert Hall at the University of Maryland

By February 07, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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And her mother too And her mother too

After a flurry of coverage over the past weeks, Opera Lafayette, in partnership with New Orleans’s OperaCréole, finally premiered Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane, ou Le Sultan d’Ispahan in DC last night.

By February 05, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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What’s old is new again What’s old is new again

An 1887 French grand opera by a Black American composer receives its world premiere with Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole next week and is raising questions about the potential of “restorative justice” in the operatic canon.

By January 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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