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Classical Music and Opera
belong to everyone!
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Our work provides restorative justice for Black composers
who have been left out of history!
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See more information on our programs and goals below.
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Join the Friends of Dédé Circle
Become an official monthly Patron to receive special perks!
Why Donate?
Announcement:
New Orleans free composer of color Edmond Dede (1827-1903) has waited 138 years to be recognized as the first American-born Black opera composer to complete an operatic work
of a major scale.
In 2025, OperaCréole, in partnership with The Consulate General of France in New Orleans and Washington, D.C.’s Opera Lafayette, will present a three-city World Premiere of his
never-preformed opera:
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Morgiane ou Le Sultan d’Ispahan (1887)
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Donate $200. or more
or $25 per month
and become
a member of the
"Friends of Dédé" Circle
You will be acknowledged in the
World Premiere program
January 23, 2025!
or
Become a monthly Patron!!
A donation of even $5 per month is indispensable in helping us transcribe 550 pages from handwrititng to printed scores, and produce the opera in New Orleans, Washington D.C. and New York.
See our national coverage in Atlas Obscura
Our Goals
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Presentation of the never performed "Le Sultan d'Ispahan by N.O. Free composeer of color, Edmond Dédé
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New works by living African American opera composers
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Summer Artist Residencies
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In-school education programs
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Office/costume and prop storage space
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Internship programs
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State-wide tours
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National and international travel
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Book publishing
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CD production and distribution
