Musical Louisiana: "Morgiane"

Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage presents the highly anticipated world premiere of New Orleanian Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane (1887) at St. Louis Cathedral. Morgiane, the earliest known full-length opera written by a Black American composer, will be co-presented by the Historic New Orleans Collection, OperaCréole, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert will feature baritone Joshua Conyers, bass Kenneth Kellogg, tenor Chauncey Packer, sopranos Taylor J. White and Mary Elizabeth Williams, and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. A pre-concert panel discussion at the Williams Research Center will be held at 5 pm. Concert 7:30 pm–10 pm. Free. lpomusic.com.