Rodolphe Desdunes News
Civil rights activist, poet, historian, journalist
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2019-05-05 00:19:00
OperaCréole to perform in Washington D.C. Area 4 PM Saturday, June 1
[…] Century New Orleans free people of color, and the petition they hand delivered to President Lincoln. We will also present folk and slave songs in Louisiana Creole. CAAPA will also present The Malcolm X Drummers and Dance, and of course, the program will close with a Second Line! The cast traveling with us are: (Full bios at www.operacreole.org) Richard Hobson, Metropolitan Opera baritone, as Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez Ivan Griffin, bass-baritone (just seen in NOOA's Rigoletto) as Rodolphe Desdunes and Edmond Dédé Tyrone Chambers, tenor (Artist in Residence, Frankfurt, Germany) as Basile Bares Ashley Renee Watkins, soprano (Lincoln Center Teaching Artist) covering Mother Juliette Gaudin, co- founder, Sisters of Holy Family, and Sylvie Leflet Dédé Jonathan Parham, tenor, as Samuel Snaër Valencia Pleasant, mezzo-soprano, as Madame Trevigne Micah Turner, bass, as Captain Andre Cailloux, and Babba Ashalen Sims, collaborative pianist And of course OperaCréole Founders: Givonna Joseph, as Sr. Josephine Charles […]
2018-10-30 00:37:00
OperaCréole's original Tricentennial production of Les Lions de la Reconstruction a Great Success
[…] music by 19th Century New Orleans free composers of color, with the piano works arranged for strings and piano trio by Tucker Fuller. Additional historical lyrics and melodies by Givonna Joseph, and a hymn by Dr. Marcus St. Julien. Libretto by Givonna Joseph International Artists: Chauncey Packer, as Samuel Snaër Richard Hobson, as Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez Terrance Brown, as Edmond Dédé Tyrone Chambers, as Basile Barés Ivan Griffin, as Rodolphe Desdunes Kenya Lawrence Jackson, as Mother Juliette Gaudin Robert Wagner, as Father Claude Paschal Maistre Givonna Joseph, as Sister Marie Josephine Charles and Nellie Murray and Jonathan Parham, as Paul Trevigne Valencia Pleasant, as Madame Trevigne Kayla Lewis, as Mademoiselle Georges Micah Turner, as Captain Andre Cailloux and Babba Keturah Heard, as Zizi Joy Meade, as Sylvie Leflet Special Guests: Zella Palmer, Cree Merriman Jourdain, Jari Honora, Mark Roudané VIP Talk by Barbara […]
2018-09-14 23:28:00
OperaCréole: A new work for 19th Century New Orleans free composers of color
Les Lions de la Reconstruction 7pm, October 19-21, 2018 Marigny Opera House 725 St. Ferdinand St. $40.00 VIP $30.00 General www.marignyoperahouse.org The Lions of Reconstruction: from Black Codes to the Ballot Box Come help us uplift the stories of real 19th Century New Orleans men, and women of color who fought for freedom, and gained the right to vote after the Civil War. Starring: Chauncey Packer, as Samuel Snaer Richard Hobson, as Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez Terrance Brown, as Edmond Dédé Tyrone Chambers, as Basil Bares Ivan Griffin, as Rodolphe Desdunes Kenya Lawrence Jackson, as Mother Juliette Gaudin Robert Wagner, as Father Claude Paschal Maistre *** November 25, 2018 5 pm Sunday, November 25, 2018 Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Church In the Bywater 3037 Dauphine Free and open to the public www.seeloschurchno.org www.operacreole.org Did you see our founder's Aug.16th tribute to Aretha Franklin on WWLTV? OperaCréole […]
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