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African American spirituals ring out in world premiere of Jubilee at Seattle Opera

Lisa Arrindell (Ella Sheppard)
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Jubilee at Seattle Opera
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Greg Watkins (Benjamin Holmes) and Martin Bakari (Greene Evans)
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Aundi Marie Moore (Maggie Porter)
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Jubilee at Seattle Opera
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By Erica Miner, 13 October 2024
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Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 12 October 2024
Programme
Traditional, Jubilee (arr. Michael Ellis Ingram)
Performers
Seattle Opera
Kellen Gray, Conductor
Tazewell Thompson, Director
Donald Eastman, Set Designer
Harry Nadal, Costume Designer
Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer
Seattle Symphony
Robertson Witmer, Sound Design
Tiffany Townsend, America Robinson
Aundi Marie Moore, Maggie Porter
Sarah Joyce Cooper, Minnie Tate
Ibidunni Ojikutu, Mabel Lewis
Hannah Jones, Jennie Jackson
Natalie Lewis, Georgia Gordon
Lisa Arrindell, Ella Sheppard
Tyrone Chambers II, Isaac Dickerson
Martin Luther Clark, Frederick Loudin
Martin Bakari, Greene Evans
Darren Drone, Edmund Watkins
Greg Watkins, Benjamin Holmes
Aubrey Allicock, Thomas Rutling
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Erica Miner
Erica Miner

As a Metropolitan Opera violinist Erica performed with James Levine, Leonard Bernstein and countless opera luminaries. Now an award-winning author, screenwriter, arts journalist and lecturer, Erica’s opera presentations include Wagner Societies in California, New York, Boston, North Carolina and Sydney, Australia. Her recently released novel Aria for Murder, the first in her ‘Operatic Mystery’ series, authentically reflects her experiences in the Met Orchestra. Sequels are due in 2023 and 2024. Erica’s personal website is here.