VANQUI
Vanqui is an allegory, a love story and a tale of freedom and resurrection featuring two 19th century slaves, Prince and Vanqui. In the end, it is a triumph of the human spirit to which all people can relate. Vanqui (librettist, John A. Williams) was originally commissioned and premiered by Opera Columbus.
Performances of VANQUI productions have been presented at the Sorbonne in Paris, for the Harvard University’s International African American Music and Europe Conference, the Schomburg Center in New York City, University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg, Zellerbach Theater, The Prince Music Theater, numerous universities, OPERA America conference, PBS Radio and WBAI Pacifica Radio, N Y.
JOINING US IN THE PERFORMANCE ARE:
LESLIE BURRS, FLUTE
ARYSSA BURRS, MEZZO-SOPRANO
BRIAN JOHNSON, BARITONE
GEORGE BURTON, PIANO
GERALD VEASLEY, ELECTRIC BASS
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
5-9 P.M.
The Lincoln Theatre
769 East. Long Street., Columbus, Ohio