Loyola University New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana Partner for “Opera Connects”
Join us February 17 for a concert at Loyola!
NEW ORLEANS (February 7, 2021) – "Opera Connects" is a new artistic partnership between the opera programs of Loyola University New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana. Both schools have made substantial contributions to the distinguished operatic legacy of our city. The inaugural concert will take place this month at Loyola and will showcase faculty and students from the two institutions in performance of vocal music by three centuries of Black composers.
The program will feature art song, folk and political songs, and spiritual arrangements, with texts drawn from major writers such as Margaret Atwood, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Edna St. Vincent Millay, James Weldon Johnson and Langston Hughes. Givonna Joseph, founder of OperaCréole, will offer insightful commentary and historical context.
Free and open to the public, this concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, at Loyola in Nunemaker Auditorium. Free parking is available in the West Road parking garage. Need accommodations? Call (504) 865-2015 or email music@loyno.edu with “OperaConnects” in the subject line at least 5 business days in advance. Masks and proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours is required for entry.
Watch for the next concert in the series in Fall 2022 at Xavier's Blanche Francis Music Building Recital Hall!