Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera Poetry_Gift_Guide author of There is No

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“engrossing and delightful” (Town & Country) collection of stories—drawn from the wealth of film and TV ideas Rupert Everett has worked on over the course of his illustrious career—Everett takes us on exhilarating journeys with a cast of extraordinary characters

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Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera Poetry_Gift_Guide author of There is NoA revelatory new account of Black innovation in American opera, showing how composers, performers, and critics redefined the genre both aesthetically and politically in the early twentieth century. The inauguration of a golden age in Black opera is often dated to 1955, when Marian Anderson became the first Black singer to perform in a leading role at New Yorks Metropolitan Opera. Yet Andersons debut was actually preceded by a rich Black operatic