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Tag: folk opera feature
How could an Adirondack opera move a nation?
How could an Adirondack opera move a nation? Creators of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera” say the story has relevance across the United States and perhaps even in other countries. While the work is still in progress, composer Glenn McClure makes sure to give key roles to singers from the Adirondacks as well as…
How are we going to produce a major opera in the Adirondacks?
The rural community of the North Country plays a major role in the third of our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.” Community leaders, historians, grandparents, teachers and high school students have all contributed to the development of an opera that relates the story of an 1840s…
Courageous Characters Sing about Voting Rights in an Adirondack Opera
Strong personalities take center stage in the second of our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.” Many performers on stage will portray historical people, as they relate the story of an 1840s settlement in North Elba, New York, named Timbuctoo. Through melodies and lyrics, the people in…
What is Timbuctoo, and why are we singing about it?
An Adirondack opera in the works! Enjoy the first in our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.” Performers on stage will sing of an 1840s Adirondack settlement named Timbuctoo. The opera treats themes including civil rights, voters’ rights, and racial issues in the era before the Civil…
