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This will be different than your typical opera. We will
provide the audience a chance to be exposed to a bit of
opera, art song (still under the classical realm but on a
different vein), a few spirituals, and maybe some cabaret
(musical theater-like songs).
The audience will get to learn about the history of black
opera singers, learn which rappers and hip hop stars today
were classically trained, and they'll get to hear a bit
about the journey of becoming an opera singer. From Taylor's
worldview. Often people go to the opera to see it, they're
blown away by it, and then they leave. They don't get to ask
questions or learn about the process. Here they will!
We will integrate a Q&A session on the history of African
Americans in opera and parallel opera with hip hop!
Presented by The 22nd Century Learning Institute and Parker
Premier Planning. Saturday, February 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. The
University of Toledo Scott Park Campus Auditorium.
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