Listen "New Orleans: The First City Of Opera"
Episode Synopsis
The General and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Opera Lila Palmer joins Hy and Christopher to talk Tosca— and how the Crescent City stands as the 1st City of Opera in the US - American opera got its start in New Orleans in 1796.Tosca is premiering at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 with a matinee performance on Sunday, September 29 at 2:30. Tickets are available at the box office.The New Orleans Opera will premiere its next production, Samson and Delilah, on November 8 and 10. The show’s lead, Raehann Bryce, will also be providing a specially concert at the Opera Guild home in the Garden District on the evening of October 22. More information at the New Orleans Opera website.
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