New Orleans-born composer Edmond Dédé's opera 'Morgiane' was lost for more than 130 years. The earliest known opera by a ...

Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained ...

The version of the opera being performed in New Orleans is being scaled down to 65 minutes with no intermission. The full ...

According to Joseph, “Morgiane” is likely the first four-act opera written by a Black American composer. Dédé was born and ...

Two dresses in one now, as Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell twinned in the iconic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The double-act ...

Here is a roll call of some noteworthy figures who died in 2024 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): ...

New Orleanians Givonna Joseph and Patrick Quigley were guests of honor Wednesday at a small gathering on Manhattan’s Upper ...

This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human ...

Before the world premiere of New Orleans-born composer Edmond Dédé’ s grand opera "Morgiane," the Historic New Orleans ...

Susan Lucci continues her reign as soap opera queen in N.Y.C, plus Brooke Shields, Kelly Ripa and more. From Hollywood to New ...

Theatre Royal Plymouth is set to host its first ever opera, Riders to the Sea, in The Drum. The performance weaves together live performance, projection and recorded sound to create an intimate, ...

The performance weaves together live performance, projection and recorded sound to create an intimate, visceral telling of the Ralph Vaughan Williams opera. The show is part of a five-week UK tour ...