For the second episode in the Black Opera series, Caia Lee curates a selection of arias, cantatas, oratorios, art songs, spirituals, and other historic vocal compositions and arrangements by Black composers.
For the second episode in the Black Opera series, Caia Lee curates a selection of arias, cantatas, oratorios, art songs, spirituals, and other historic vocal compositions and arrangements by Black composers.
HyeKyung Lee, HyeKyung Lee, Ching-Chu Hu, Ching-Chu Hu, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Dorothy Rudd Moore, James Lee III, James Lee III, Gibbs Street DuoGibbs Street Duo
Dream And Variations
Margaret Bonds, Margaret Bonds, Malcolm J. Merriweather, Malcolm J. Merriweather, The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra, The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra, Ashley JacksonAshley Jackson
The Ballad Of The Brown King (1960)
Harry Lawrence Freeman, Harry Lawrence Freeman, Crystal Charles, Crystal Charles, Darian Worrell, Darian Worrell, Gregory Hopkins, Gregory Hopkins, Melissa Crespo, Melissa Crespo, Morningside Opera, Morningside Opera, Harlem Opera Theater, Harlem Opera Theater, The Harlem Chamber PlayersThe Harlem Chamber Players
VOODOO: Act II: Chloe’s Aria
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William Grant Still, William Grant Still, William Brown, William Brown, Paul Freeman, Paul Freeman, London Symphony OrchestraLondon Symphony Orchestra
Highway 1, U.S.A.: You're Wonderful, Mary
Joseph Bologne Chevalier De Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne Chevalier De Saint-Georges, Amanda A. Keenan, Amanda A. Keenan, Jon Lee Keenan, Jon Lee Keenan, E. Scott Levin, E. Scott Levin, Stephen Karr, Stephen Karr, Leila Núñez-Fredell, Leila Núñez-Fredell, Mishkar Núñez-Fredell, Mishkar Núñez-Fredell, Alison Spieth Perrin, Alison Spieth Perrin, Maksim Velichkin, Maksim Velichkin, Opera RitrovataOpera Ritrovata
L’Amant Anonyme: No. 14: Ah! Quel Trouble
Scott JoplinScott Joplin
Treemonisha’s Return
William Grant Still , William Grant Still , Louise Toppin, Louise Toppin, Pamela Dillard, Pamela Dillard, Philip Brunelle, Philip Brunelle, Ray M. Wade, Ray M. Wade, Robert Honeysucker, Robert Honeysucker, St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Orchestra, VocalEssence Ensemble SingersVocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Highway 1, USA: Part I
George Walker, George Walker, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Faye Robinson, Faye Robinson, Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra, Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Chamber Music Society, New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Gregory Walker, Gregory Walker, El Paso Festival Quartet, El Paso Festival Quartet, Timothy RussellTimothy Russell
Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra: I.
Leontyne PriceLeontyne Price
My Soul Has Been Anchored In The Lord
Roberta Alexander, Roberta Alexander, Brian MasudaBrian Masuda
Oh, What A Beautiful City
Harry T. Burleigh, Harry T. Burleigh, Hilda Harris, Hilda Harris, Joseph SmithJoseph Smith
I Hear His Footsteps, Music Sweet
Odekhiren Amaize, Odekhiren Amaize, David KorevaarDavid Korevaar
Melancholy
Undine Smith Moore, Undine Smith Moore, Paige Madison, Paige Madison, Bernard Holcomb, Bernard Holcomb, Harlem Opera TheaterHarlem Opera Theater
Scenes From The Life Of A Martyr: Set Me As A Seal On Thy Heart
Douglas Moore, Douglas Moore, Julia Perry, Julia Perry, Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, William Strickland, William Strickland, Makiko AsakuraMakiko Asakura
Stabat Mater
Florence Price, Florence Price, Louise ToppinLouise Toppin
Hold Fast To Dreams
Indra ThomasIndra Thomas
Steal Away
H. Leslie Adams, H. Leslie Adams, Denyce Graves, Denyce Graves, Laura WardLaura Ward
Prayer
Lumen ValoLumen Valo
Summer Is Gone
The Moses Hogan SingersThe Moses Hogan Singers
Any How
VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers With Orchestra, VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers With Orchestra, Philip BrunellePhilip Brunelle
Mother To Son
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