{"id":16538,"date":"2020-05-08T22:06:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T22:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=16538"},"modified":"2020-05-17T21:06:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:06:43","slug":"politics-of-music-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/politics-of-music-3\/","title":{"rendered":"POLITICS of MUSIC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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POLITICS of MUSIC<\/div>\n
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MARGARET GARNER Opera was co-commissioned by the\u00a0Michigan Opera Theatre<\/a>,\u00a0Cincinnati Opera<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Opera Philadelphia<\/a>, it premi\u00e8red on 7 May 2005 at the\u00a0Detroit Opera House<\/a>\u00a0in Detroit, Michigan with\u00a0Denyce Graves<\/a>\u00a0in the title role.<\/div>\n
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As the Cincinnati Opera approach 100th birthday, please see comment by Katie Syroney, Director of Communication::<\/p>\n

MARGARET GARNER<\/em>, 2005 “There are so many extraordinary productions and moments that stand out through my years at Cincinnati Opera. But the first time an opera truly took my breath away was the premiere of Richard Danielpour\u2019s Margaret Garner<\/em>. Cincinnati Opera co-commissioned the work with Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia, and it was our first time getting to be so close to an opera\u2019s creative development. What\u2019s more, the work was drawn from historical events that took place just across the river from Music Hall\u2014the harrowing journey of an enslaved woman who sacrificed everything in the name of freedom. All those involved\u2014including Danielpour, librettist Toni Morrison (yes, that<\/em> Toni Morrison), star Denyce Graves, along with the entire company\u2014took great care to tell Margaret\u2019s story with the respect it so richly deserved. Seeing it come to life on the stage was a truly transformative moment. “<\/div>\n
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Please see Detroit Opera rehearsal video:<\/div>\n