Crossing a Barrier of Footlights
Published on Monday, March 12, 2012 - 2:33pm
An Opera Lecture/Demonstration for All Ages
Learn about two exceptional black women of D.C., Mary Cardwell Dawson and Madame Lillian Evanti, who made history and international news, in crossing a barrier of footlights in the opera world.
The program will include musical selections from Verdi's La Traviata and Aida, performed by Washington National Opera artists, and will highlight Washington, D.C., cultural history and local historic African-American accomplishment in opera.
All ages.