Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black ... Dédé moved to Paris around 1889 and ...

Composer Edmond Dédé, a Black American living in exile in France ... "Dédé's relationship was, I'm guessing, gone," Joseph ...

Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained unheard until now.

Now, 138 years after it was composed, Morgiane is being produced in a concert setting. Two companies, OperaCréole and Opera ...

Composer Edmond Dédé, a Black American living in ... "He presented it to the Paris Opera, but it was never picked up. And so, there it sat." More than a century later, and through a series ...

EXCLUSIVE: Deva Cassel, Julien De Saint Jean and Romain Duris are set to co-star in a contemporary, French-language version ...

Revenge and happiness are feelings constantly at play in Edmond Dede's opera Morgiane, ou le Sultan d'Ispahan.

New Orleanians Givonna Joseph and Patrick Quigley were guests of honor Wednesday at a small gathering on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.