USC alumna aims to showcase Gullah roots of iconic American opera
July 20, 2026
July 20, 2026
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 20 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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USC alumna aims to showcase Gullah roots of iconic American opera
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When the lights went down on Charleston's Dock Street Theatre on June 26, 1970, history was made. America's defining opera had finally come home.
The night marked the first time since its 1935 premiere that the folk opera Porgy and Bess had been perform . . .
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USC alumna aims to showcase Gullah roots of iconic American opera
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When the lights went down on Charleston's Dock Street Theatre on June 26, 1970, history was made. America's defining opera had finally come home.
The night marked the first time since its 1935 premiere that the folk opera Porgy and Bess had been perform . . .