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Omar at LA Opera
Dates: 10/22/2022 - 11/13/2022
📍 Theatre: LA Opera
LA Opera
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 972-8001
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In 1807, a 37-year-old scholar living in West Africa was captured and forced aboard a slave ship bound for Charleston, South Carolina. Omar Ibn Said's life and Muslim faith are remembered and retold in this inspirational West Coast premiere inspired by his remarkable 1831 autobiography (the only known surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic).Set in the shifting darkness of memory and imagination, Omar follows his compelling journey from a peaceful life in his homeland to enslavement in a violent, foreign world. Lost in the wilderness of his thoughts and his stolen life, he's haunted by memories of his family and the people he encounters along the way. Through it all, he somehow remains true to himself and his faith, against all odds. The luminous scorecomposed by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abelsincorporates distinctive West African traditions with traditional opera instrumentation.Tenor Jamez McCorkle makes his company debut in the title role, with bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch in a double role as two very different slave masters. Norman Garrett makes his company debut as Omar's brother, with Barry Banks as the auctioneer and Jacqueline Echols as Julie, an enslaved woman who gives Omar the key to a better life.Learn more about the creative process of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels in this New York Times article.Sung in English with English subtitles.
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