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Nominations for The Classical Arts Awards
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We are happy to announce OperaCréole’s
wonderful news!
24th Annual Tribute To
The Classical Arts
Thursday, March 8th, 2018 11 am – 2 pm
The Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street
Produced by Big Easy Entertainment Awards to benefit
The Foundation for Entertainment Development & Education (FEDE)
CONGRATULATIONS Opera Creole!!!
You Have Been Nominated For The Following Award(s):
Best Mixed Scale Opera Performance
Opera Creole – Givonna Joseph, Director Maxim Samarov, Conductor
LA FLAMENCA
Marigny Opera House
Opera Creole & Cripple Creek Theatre Company – Emilie Whelan, Director Francis Scully, Conductor
TREEMONISHA
The Music Box Village
Thanks to Gambit, and all our outstanding singers, musicians- especially Dr. Wilfred Delphin, our founding pianist, set, costume, and community partners for making this work come to life!
See all the nominees in Gambit newspaper in the stands today, and at www.bestofneworleans.com
Send us lots of luck!
About La Flamenca
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OperaCréole Presents: La Flamenca
About La Flamenca
Set in 19th-century Cuba, the opera tells the story of a Creole songstress, her troubled love for a Spanish military officer, and her dramatic struggles in the conflict for Cuba’s independence.
OperaCréole’s production team will include
Givonna Joseph, Artistic Director and Stage Director
Maxim Samarov, Conductor
Dr. Wilfred Delphin, Pianist
Choreographer: Maritza Mercado-Narcisse
Cast:
La Flamenca: Kenya Lawrence Jackson
Torres: Tyrone Chambers
Truxillo: Christian Patterson
Jackson: Terrance Borwn
Tampico: Evan Hammond
Piquita: Ebonee Davis
Rosalia: Aria Mason
Leonor: Givonna Joseph
Morelos: Barry Robinson
Mazaquil: Tyrone Hayes
Supernumeraries:
Waitress and singer, Candace Bolden
Boy Messenger: Wallace "Trey" Jackson,III
Our composer
La Flamenca (1903) was written by Lucien Lambert, a composer of New Orleans Creole heritage, and a student of the great Jules Massenet. Produced to acclaim in Paris, the opera has never been performed in its entirety in America. We intend to bring the work to life on the stage of the Marigny Opera House in May, 2017.
This will be OperaCréole’s second major production. In October, 2015 the group presented William Grant Still’s masterwork, Minette Fontaine at the Marigny Opera House; it was only the second time this opera was ever performed.
OperaCréole finalist in NOEW
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OperaCréole was one of 5 Finalists in the Arts-Based Business Pitch
in the 2017 New Orleans Entrepreneur Week
We are in line to win over $40K in cash prizes.
Our Founder represented us at the event held at The Contemporary Art Center in March.
OperaCréole Honored by the New Orleans Black Chorale
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On Sunday February 22, 2015, OperaCréole was honored for our contribution to the Arts Community in New Orleans.
It was a wonderful evening at Xavier University.
Each member received a medallion and our Founder received the award.
photo by Vickie Thomas
OperaCréole sings to open the first slavery museum in the country.
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On Dec, 7, 2014, OperaCréole was honored to sing for the opening of the first plantation dedicated to the memory of slaves. See the Africlassical Blog post.
Video will be uploaded soon.
OperaCreole performs scenes from "Treemonisha" at The Historic New Orleans Collection
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Opera Creole sings to a sold out house....with a waiting list!. The music was part of the annual THNOC Bill Russell Lecture series.
Left to right: Walter Harris, Narrator, Samuel Legeion, pianist from France, and Opera Creole singers with our pianist WIlfred Delphin far right.
OperaCreole appeared on WYES "Steppin' Out"
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OperaCreole appeared on WYES "Steppin' Out"
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OperaCreole presents "Thelma"
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OperaCréole
Presents
A celebration of Afro-British composer
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
(1875-1912)
On the centennial ofhis death
with scenes from hislong lost opera,
Thelma
and scenes from
Scott Joplin's
Treemonisha
With special Guests
The BlackChorale
Sunday,September 23, 2012
5:00pm,
Trinity Artist Series,
Trinity Episcopal Church
1329 Jackson Avenue, NewOrleans. LA
Admission is free www.operacreole.com
OperaCreole founder honored with interview on WWNO Radio "Music Inside Out"
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Ms Joseph, founder, was honored with an in-depth interview on WWNO Radio on July 19th.
It was a fun show with Gwen Thompkins, a great interviewer! The show will focus on people they feel are the "standard bearers" for New Orleans culture.
The replay is available at http://wwno.org/post/music-inside-out-givonna-joseph-and-operacr-ole
Music Inside Out with Givonna Joseph and OperaCréole | WWNO
wwno.org
