Edward Kelsey Moore ~ Appearing Soon!
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Edward Kelsey Moore making music . . .
Chicago Opera Theater / Chicago Sinfonietta
Freedom Ride
February 8th / February 14th / February 16, 2020
A world premiere by Dan Shore, commission by Chicago Opera Theater.
When the Congress of Racial Equality comes to New Orleans in the sweltering summer of 1961, Sylvie Davenport is torn. Handed a pamphlet and asked to board a Greyhound bus, Sylvie is forced to choose between her academic future and the future of this nation in a story that highlights how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.
Tazewell Thompson directs Cardiff prize winner Lauren Michelle and the cast of this world premiere, developed at Xavier University in collaboration with the activists who lived the history. COT Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya will conduct the critically acclaimed Chicago Sinfonietta.
Edward Kelsey Moore is Principal Cello for these performances.
90 minutes, with no intermission.
Performed in English with English supertitles.
Chicago Opera Theater
~ Freedom Ride ~
Saturday, February 8, 2020 | 7:30pm World Premiere
Friday, February 14, 2020 | 7:30pm Performance
Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 3:00pm Performance
The Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Ave ~ Chicago, IL 60605
Freedom Ride
February 8th / February 14th / February 16, 2020
A world premiere by Dan Shore, commission by Chicago Opera Theater.
When the Congress of Racial Equality comes to New Orleans in the sweltering summer of 1961, Sylvie Davenport is torn. Handed a pamphlet and asked to board a Greyhound bus, Sylvie is forced to choose between her academic future and the future of this nation in a story that highlights how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.
Tazewell Thompson directs Cardiff prize winner Lauren Michelle and the cast of this world premiere, developed at Xavier University in collaboration with the activists who lived the history. COT Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya will conduct the critically acclaimed Chicago Sinfonietta.
Edward Kelsey Moore is Principal Cello for these performances.
90 minutes, with no intermission.
Performed in English with English supertitles.
Chicago Opera Theater
~ Freedom Ride ~
Saturday, February 8, 2020 | 7:30pm World Premiere
Friday, February 14, 2020 | 7:30pm Performance
Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 3:00pm Performance
The Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Ave ~ Chicago, IL 60605
Acclaimed director Tazewell Thompson has directed productions at The Goodman Theatre, Glimmerglass Opera, Washington National Opera, New York City Opera, and in Milan, Madrid, and Paris. His production of "Porgy and Bess" at New York City Opera was broadcast on PBS' "Live from Lincoln Center" and received EMMY Nominations for Best Director and Best Classical Production.
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is a nationally recognized opera company which expands the tradition of opera as a living art form, with an emphasis on Chicago premieres, including new contemporary operas for a 21st century audience. Since its founding by Alan Stone in 1973 COT has staged over 125 operas, including 66 Chicago premieres and 36 operas by American composers. In addition to its programmed mainstage season, COT is devoted to the development and production of new opera in the United States through its Vanguard Initiative.
Who The Hell Are We?
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New York Times Bestselling authors Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin launched a new podcast in 2019: Who The Hell Are We? Once or twice a month they'll share a lively conversation about identity, books, and also cocktails (the latter having an inspiring and transforming effect on the former). You can listen to more than a dozen episodes anytime, FREE, by searching for the podcast at GooglePlay / Apple Podcasts or using whatever podcast app you prefer. Listen, discover and laugh along with these two fascinating writers! Click the More Info button for links and helpful how-to-hear podcast details.
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