The Black Opera Project Reminds Us That Opera is a Tool to Tell New Stories
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 26, 2024
In July 2022, I reviewed Fierce for I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. The commission by Cincinnati Opera featured music by William Menefield and a libretto by novelist Sheila Williams, centered on the worries and dreams of four teen girls prepping their college entrance essays. It was a very non-opera story – or more accurately, a story I didn’t expect to see told through the medium of opera.
