National Catholic Register6h
A Tale of Fire, Wind, and Healing: The Fascinating Legacy of St. Blaise
The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...
Colorado Public Radio7h
After 138 years, a Black composer’s magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...
RIPR: The Public's Radio12h
Forgotten for 138 years, a Black composer’s magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...
The Advocate23h
Their kinship sealed by fire, St. John the Divine brings Notre Dame to life in exhibition
Two churches across the Atlantic from one another share similar stories. Notre Dame and St. John the Divine are both symbols ...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
Philadelphia Tribune1d
Found: A Manuscript That Unlocks a Forgotten Black Composer’s World
In 1887, a composer completed the greatest work of his life: a grand opera, 545 pages long, telling a story of epic ...
She Was Chosen to Help Rebuild Notre-Dame. Then Fire Hit Her Adopted City, Too.
Claire Tabouret, an artist in Los Angeles, was chosen to create new stained glass windows for the Paris cathedral. She never ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
After 138 years, Black American opera composer Edmond Dédé‘s masterpiece makes its debut
After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...
New York Classical Review4d
Opera Lafayette to premiere oldest known opera by black American composer
Givonna Joseph, a mezzo-soprano who founded Opera Créole with her daughter in 2011, first encountered Morgiane in 2014 when a ...
Art, music and science combine at a new whale exhibition at Winchester Cathedral
A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.
Backlash may shatter President Macron's plans to leave mark on Notre Dame windows
French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for installing contemporary windows inside the restored Notre Dame Cathedral is ...