Loss and Rebirth - one hundred years later

The first photo of the French Opera House from opening night, November 18, 1902. Photo by John Teunisson for the Times-Democrat, Sunday, November 23, 1902
Date: 
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 7:30pm
Location: 
Nunemaker Auditorium

Featuring Greer Grimsley, Luretta Bybee, Bryan Hymel, Irini Kyriakidou, Sarah Jane McMahon, Dennis Jesse, and Claire Shackleton – all singing music featured in the French Opera House’s 1919-1920 Season. Carol Rausch accompanies. Katie Burlison, Curator from Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses, and Robert Lyall will narrate this special evening.

This concert celebrates the last 50 years of opera in America and marks the 100 year anniversary of the burning of the French Opera House. 

More information on the concert and how New Orleans Opera is marking the anniversary available here.