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The Cartography Project: Black Futures
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The Cartography Project presents two new opera works: The Seer (by Brittini Ward and Levi Taylor) and Future of Dreams (by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and Jaylin Vinson).
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The Cartography Project presents two new works: The Seer (by Brittini Ward and Levi Taylor) and Future of Dreams (by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and Jaylin Vinson).
Raymond Caldwell, Director
Joshua Horsch, Conductor
Carlos Simon & Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Mentors
Libretto by Brittini Ward | Music by Levi Taylor
The Seer follows the story of Ama, a 30-something year old office assistant based in Detroit, MI. Ama, fed up with her colorless and controlled life, begins to ask the deeper questions and subconsciously opens the door for a spiritual journey through defeat, pain, growth, and transformation.
Libretto by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton | Music by Jaylin Vinson
Future of Dreams centers on two Black women pining for the seat of the first Black woman as Mayor of Houston. Set in 2064, this opera amplifies a world where opportunities are endless and where we prioritize dreams over the ways we have always done things.
A collaboration with the Kennedy Center’s Social Impact team, the National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera, The Cartography Project is a multi-year commissioning project engaging artists from around the nation to map Black dignity and Black futures. Learn more >
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The Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera is made possible through the generous support of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, with The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Judy and Billy Cox, Robert and Lynn Downing, Virginia McGehee Friend, GEICO, The Honorable Mary V. Mochary, The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Pohanka, Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Robin Sagoskin, Mr. Alan J. Savada and Mr. Will Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Guillermo Schultz, Terry Tretter, Washington National Opera Council, and The Women’s Committee of Washington National Opera.
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