Chicago Opera Theater will be welcoming the Opera for All community to a FREE event–Sounds of Progress: Opera and the Civil Rights Movement— hosted at The DuSable Museum and Education Center as part of the Museum’s focus throughout the month of May on the people, places, and events that helped shape and define the era of The Civil Rights Movement.
Sounds of Progress: Opera and the Civil Rights Movement
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Saturday, May 10, 2025 2:00 p.m.
Through powerful music and storytelling, this concert will explore the role of opera in amplifying the voices of those who fought for civil rights, including a preview from She Who Dared alongside scenes from Loving v. Virginia (Damien Geter/Jessica Murphy Moo), Appomattox (Philip Glass/Christopher Hampton), X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X (Anthony Davis/Thulani Davis), Freedom Ride (Dan Shore), This Little Light of Mine (Chandler Carter/Diana Solomon Glover), and others.
This event is free to attend. RSVP Here