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Octavia Butler's 1993 book, Parable of the Sower draws readers into a 2024 America ripped apart by poverty, corporate greed, and climate calamity — as a teenage girl leads a rag-tag group of followers through a scary world. Two of Butler's most famous fans, Toshi Reagon and her mother Bernice Johnson Reagon have adapted Parable of the Sower into an opera, premiering in Michigan this weekend.
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The Michigan Opera Theatre has a new artistic director: renowned opera director and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Yuval Sharon. He’s bringing his…
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The world lost the “Queen of Soul” this morning. Aretha Franklin, 76, passed away from pancreatic cancer at her home in Detroit.Franklin's voice helped…
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Classically trained in vocal performance at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Holden Madagame was a mezzo soprano. But today,…
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Last summer, we met Eugene Birman and Scott Diel on an island in the middle of Lake Superior. They were working on their newest opera called State of the…
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The state of Michigan’s oldest opera house, the Croswell Opera House in Adrian, is 150 years old.Jere Righter, Artistic Director for the Croswell, joined…
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The Michigan Opera Theatre is performing the opera “Frida” by American composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez. It's about the life of Mexican artist Frida…
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The Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus will perform Brundibar this weekend at the Detroit Opera House. The children's opera was originally performed…
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There’s not a parent around who hasn’t had a child write that classic school essay “What I want to be When I Grow Up.”It might be wise to pay close…
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On today's Artpod, we head back to school.When "Einstein on the Beach" opens in Ann Arbor this Friday, Jan. 20, it'll be the first time the opera has been…