Jun 19 - 22 2021
Juneteenth: Opera in the Key of Freedom

Juneteenth: Opera in the Key of Freedom

Presented by nempac Opera Project at Online/Virtual Space

This virtual streaming presentation will celebrate the holiday of Juneteenth when the Emancipation Proclamation was read in 1865 in Texas to the final groups of enslaved people marking the end to slavery in the United States. Through a variety of music from Black Composers across three centuries, we will celebrate Juneteenth with the themes of freedom, triumph, and joy. These works will be performed by leading Black Musicians of the Greater Boston Arts scene and filmed at several sites on Boston’s Black Heritage Trail. The composers that will be featured are William Grant Still, Scott Joplin, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and a World Premiere Commissioned Piece for North End Music & Performing Arts Center by Mason Bynes.

Our cast features Veena Akama-Makia (Mezzo-soprano), Kay Patterson (Soprano), RaShaun Campbell (Baritone), and Fred C. VanNess, Jr. (Tenor.) Featured instrumentalists are Thomas Cooper (Violin), Adrienne Baker (Flute), Marshunda Smith (Cello), Freya Liu (Violin) Kevonna Shuford (Viola), and Julia Carey (Piano.) This concert will be streaming virtually on June 19th, 2021, 12:30 p.m. until June 22, 12:30pm EST.

Admission Info

Free Admission, but RSVP required.

Phone: 9788538154

Email: angrenzi1@gmail.com

Dates & Times

2021/06/19 - 2021/06/22

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space