{"id":94155,"date":"2024-11-21T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/?p=94155"},"modified":"2024-11-22T00:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:59:20","slug":"opera-lafayette-receives-major-grant-to-support-world-premiere-of-morgiane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/opera-lafayette-receives-major-grant-to-support-world-premiere-of-morgiane\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Lafayette Receives Major Grant to Support World Premiere of &#8216;Morgiane&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opera Lafayette is the recipient of a $410,000 grant from the Ford Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The grant will support the performance and recording of &#8220;Morgiane&#8221; by Edmond D\u00e9d\u00e9, the earliest existing opera by a Black American. The opera will be conducted by Quigley the world premiere showcases in February 2025 at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, and Dekelboum Recital Hal at the University of Maryland&#8217;s Clarice Center for Performing Arts. There will also be a world premiere preview performance set for New Orleans in January 2025 alongside OperaCr\u00e9ole.<\/p>\n<p>The performances will be recorded and set for release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpera Lafayette is deeply grateful to receive this support from the Ford Foundation,\u201d said Patrick Quigley, Opera Lafayette\u2019s Artistic Director Designate, per an official press release. \u201cThis award will help bring to life the work of Edmond D\u00e9d\u00e9, whose Morgiane has languished in obscurity for 138 years. This is the most important piece of American music that no one has ever heard, and we are honored to give it the world premiere it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera Lafayette is the recipient of a $410,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. The grant will support the performance and recording of &#8220;Morgiane&#8221; by Edmond D\u00e9d\u00e9, the earliest existing opera by a Black American. 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