Treemonisha
March 7 at 7pm and March 8 & 15 at 2pm
America’s “King of Ragtime,” Scott Joplin, died before he could complete this opera, but the seeds he planted have endured. WNO brings this powerful work to the stage in a newly commissioned adaptation by composer Damien Sneed and playwright Kyle Bass, under the direction of legendary mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. One of the richest operas in the American repertoire, it blends ragtime, Black folk-songs, spirituals, ballet, and traditional operatic elements. Set in 1884, the story follows Treemonisha, an educated freedwoman on a former plantation, as she challenges superstition and defies “conjurers” to become her community’s teacher and leader.
Music & libretto by Scott Joplin
Musical Arrangement & Orchestration by Damien Sneed
Dialogue & Additional Lyrics by Kyle Bass
In English with Projected English Titles
Composed 1910
Ticket Information
- January 20, 10am: Pre-sale for WNO subscribers opens.
- January 23, 10am: Tickets on-sale to general public.
- Subscribers can complete this form to request their pre-sale access code.
Cast
Viviana Goodwin TREEMONISHA
Justin Austin REMUS
Tichina Vaughn* MONISHA
Jonathan Pierce Rhodes^^ ZODZETRICK
Kevin Short NED
Nina Evelyn* LUCY
Angeli Ferrette* ELLA
Brittani McNeill ROSE
Alexandria Crichlow BETH
Hakeem Henderson^ ANDY
Ernest Jackson CEPHUS
Nicholas LaGesse PARSON ALLTALK
Thandolwethu Mamba^ SIMON
Jim Williams LUDDUD
Creative Team
Kedrick Armstrong* CONDUCTOR
Denyce Graves DIRECTOR
Lawrence E. Moten III* SET DESIGNER
Lynly A. Saunders COSTUME DESIGNER
Jason Lynch* LIGHTING DESIGNER
Eboni Adams CHOREOGRAPHER