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Struggles for Justice Take Center Stage

In ‘The Mother of Us All,’ Susan B. Anthony leads the charge for women’s suffrage; in ‘Freedom Ride,’ a young black woman decides whether to openly fight segregation in interstate travel ByHeidi Waleson Feb. 12, 2020 3:21 pm ET New York Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein’s opera “The Mother of Us All” (1947) is a natural …

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Stile Antico – Music Before 1800

Stile Antico – Music Before 1800 — Read on mb1800.org/concert/stile-antico-2/

Freedom Ride | February 8th – 16th | Chicago Opera Theater

A new opera about the bus rides that changed the world. Directed by Tazewell Thompson. World Premiere commisioned by COT. February 8 – 16, 2020. — Read on http://www.chicagooperatheater.org/current-season/freedomride/

‘Eurydice’ and ‘Agrippina’ Reviews: Voices Lost and Found

The myth of Orpheus told with mixed results in Los Angeles; political satire transported to a modern setting in New York. ByHeidi Waleson Feb. 7, 2020 3:41 pm ET The myth of Orpheus is the essence of opera: Singing is so powerful that it can bring back the dead. But in Matthew Aucoin and Sarah …

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