Greenwood Overcomes
Celebrating Black Composers & Opera Stars
Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 7:30pm CT
Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2:30pm CT
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
In a special concert featuring works for voice and piano by 23 living Black composers including eight world premieres, Tulsa Opera honors the resilience of Black Tulsans and Black America one hundred years after the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Note: Audience size will be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Meet the Artists
Leah Hawkins
Soprano
Leona Mitchell
Soprano
Denyce Graves
Mezzo-soprano
Krysty Swann
Mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage
Tenor
Noah Stewart
Tenor
Davóne Tines
Bass-baritone
Kevin Thompson
Bass
Howard Watkins
Pianist & Concert Co-curator
Anthony Davis
Composer
Nkeiru Okoye
Composer
James Lee III
Composer
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The reviews are in for Greenwood Overcomes!
The reviews are in! See what critics are saying about Greenwood Overcomes: "A laudable undertaking" - The Wall Street Journal "My favorites were the two performances by the superb young bass-baritone Davóne Tines... Also memorable was Issachah Savage, who channeled...