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Crossing the Line to Freedom: A Musical Narrative

Presented by Boston Lyric Opera and Castle of our Skins at First Church in Roxbury, Boston MA

Jun 15 2019

Crossing the Line to Freedom: A Musical Narrative

A concert series showcasing the lives and stories of legendary liberators through the music of opera.

In celebration of Juneteenth, BOSTON LYRIC OPERA and CASTLE OF OUR SKINS reprise this impactful concert series showcasing the lives and stories of legendary liberators through the music of opera. Paired with spoken word, art song, spirituals and history, these inspiring lives take center stage: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Marian Anderson, Roland Hayes, and Paul Robeson.

Featuring the music of composers such as Nkeiru Okoye, Adolphus Hailstork, Dorothy Rudd Moore,