#oodouglass — Public Fediverse posts
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• making the world premiere recording of Ulyssyes Kay’s Frederick Douglass, to be released in 2026
Plus, there are four exciting expeditions to come in winter 2026! A trio of monodramas in Mono e Mono e (Mono), and Gian Carlo Menotti's The Last Savage.
💝 Your support makes every voyage possible • https://odysseyopera.org/donate/
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Voyagers, thank you for helping #OdysseyOpera explore and preserve landmark operas in 2025!
• presenting Adamo's Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, and making the world premiere recording (forthcoming in 2026)
• release of the world premiere recording of Argento's The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe
• our collab w/ @bmop on #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage for Kay's Frederick Douglass, named to The Arts Fuse's Top Classical Concerts
#OOLysistrata #OODouglass #OOVoyage
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#ICYMI, this convo between #OdysseyOpera’s Artistic Director, Gil Rose, and GBH’s @gbhnews’s Arun Rath about Ulysses Kay’s final opera, Frederick Douglass. “…one of the things we seek to do is to redress that wrong and bring composers who are important American composers into the light.” • https://www.wgbh.org/music/2025-07-08/a-forgotten-opera-celebrating-an-abolitionist-leaders-life-is-brought-back-to-the-stage
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Owen Johnson reviews for the Boston Musical Intelligencer, writing, “…the choir is well-prepared for the often-complex counterrhythms required of them. The balance between the singers and orchestra is perfect, and they are never subsumed by Kay’s dense orchestration… Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass is a welcome revival… Through @bmop & #OdysseyOpera’s expert performance, Dorr’s libretto & Kay’s music reached new heights.” • https://www.classical-scene.com/2025/06/23/shining-douglass/
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Bravi tutti! Voyagers, thank you for attending Frederick Douglass last evening. It’s always a privilege to perform for you. Your support of #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage, for which we are a collaborating partner, is tremendously meaningful. We’re so glad you’re aboard for this journey. 🎶
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We can’t wait for all Voyagers to experience this amazing opera and the many talented musicians who have worked so hard to bring it from page to stage. Tonight! June 20 at 7:30 PM • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
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Hear bass Kenneth Kellogg in GBH’s The Culture Show — then, come hear him *live* this Friday, June 20, when he sings the title role in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. 😍 https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-culture-show/june-16-2025-frederick-douglass-in-opera-jacobs-pillow-dance-festival-and-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-at-250
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Voyagers will recall tenor Matthew Arnold from his recent performance as Sen. Fulton in the Gershwins’ Of Thee I Sing & Let ‘Em Eat Cake. Arnold returns to #OdysseyOpera to sing Busby in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-matthew-arnold/
This opera in #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage, a collab w/ @bmop, is pay-what-you-want; sugg min gift $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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Tenor Neal Ferreira is well-known to Voyagers from his many performances with #OdysseyOpera, including: Adamo’s Lysistrata; the Gershwins’ Of Thee I Sing & Let ‘Em Eat Cake; and Argento’s The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe. Ferreira returns to sing Aubrey in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-neal-ferreira-2/
This #AsToldBy opera, a collab with @bmop, is pay-what-you-want • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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Bass-baritone Devon Russo returns to #OdysseyOpera and makes his principal artist debut with the company, singing Welles in Ulysses Kay’s final opera, Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-devon-russo/
Frederick Douglass, the next opera in the series #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage, is a pay-what-you-want event with a suggested minimum contribution of $15ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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Baritone John Allen Nelson returns to #OdysseyOpera, singing Norton in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. Voyagers will recall his performance as Eduardo III, King of England, in our staging of Donizetti’s L’assedio di Calais • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-john-allen-nelson-2/
This opera in the series #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage is pay-what-you-want; sugg min donation $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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Tenor Omar Najmi returns to #OdysseyOpera to sing Demler in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. Voyagers will recall his performance as Aufidio in our staging of Mozart’s Lucio Silla • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-omar-najmi-2/
Frederick Douglass, the second opera in #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage is a collab w/ @bmop. Pay-what-you-want event; sugg min donation $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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Baritone Leroy Davis returns to #OdysseyOpera, singing Howard Douglass in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass. Voyagers will recall his performance as Ernesto Malcom in our staging of Pacini’s Maria, Regina d’Inghilterra • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-leroy-davis-2/
The next opera in #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage—a collab with @bmop—is pay-what-you-want; sugg min $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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Soprano Melody Moore makes her performance debuts with @bmop and #OdysseyOpera singing the role of Helen Douglass, Frederick Douglass’s second wife, in Ulysses Kay’s final opera, Frederick Douglass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-melody-moore/
The next installment in the series, #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage, is a pay-what-you-want event; suggested minimum donation $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
Frederick Douglass
June 20 • 7:30 PM ET
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American bass, Kenneth Kellogg, makes his performance debuts with @bmop and #OdysseyOpera in the titular role of Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass, the second installment of the continuing series, #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-kenneth-kellogg/
Frederick Douglass, June 20 at 7:30 PM ET, is a pay-what-you-want event with a suggested minimum donation of $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
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This Sunday #AsToldBy education partner Castle of our Skins presents an immersive event programmed for #OdysseyOpera’s collab w/ @bmop on Ulysses Kay’s opera, Frederick Douglass
And Freedom’s Reign
June 8 • 2:15 PM ET
Museum of African American History✅ interact with the Douglass hologram
✅ music performed by Project STEP
✅ live reading of Douglass’s speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
✅ interludes by CooS -
Tickets for the June 20 performance of Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass are pay-what-you-want with a suggested minimum contribution of $15 per ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
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“Conducted by Gil Rose, the concert version will showcase the full @bmop orchestra along with several of today’s leading vocalists, including bassist Kenneth Kellogg, Bass in the lead role of Douglass, Melody Moore, Leroy Davis, John Allen Nelson, Omar Najmi, Neal Ferreira, and Matthew Arnold” • https://operawire.com/frederick-douglass-to-be-presented-by-odyssey-opera-boston-modern-orchestra-project/
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Many Voyagers like to read opera libretti in advance of our productions. Columbia Univ Libraries house material from Ulysses Kay’s creation of Frederick Douglass, incl. a plot summary.
June 20, 2025, #OdysseyOpera rejoins @bmop for #AsToldBy
Choose seats now. Sugg min $15/ea • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/#OOAsToldBy #OODouglass #meetopera
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Dorr, Donald & Kay, Ulysses, 1917-95, “Frederick Douglass, Plot Summary,” Columbia Univ Libraries Online Exhibitions, acc. 27 May 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/kay/item/6857 -
Two singers make their performance debuts with @bmop and #OdysseyOpera in Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass, the second installment of the continuing series, #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage.
Frederick Douglass • Kenneth Kellogg, bass • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-kenneth-kellogg/
Helen Douglass • Melody Moore, soprano • https://odysseyopera.org/artist-page-melody-moore/
Details, ticketing & more • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
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Voyagers, next month the multiyear series #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage continues with its second installment, Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass.
Kay considered this opera his magnum opus. We’re glad to collab w/ @bmop to bring this essential work on themes of Black American equality to the stage after a 35-year absence.
June 20 • 7:30 PM
Pay-what-you-want • suggested minimum donation $15/ticket
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Voyagers, you know we 😍 opera research. Columbia University Libraries’ Rare Book & Manuscript Library has wonderful material pertaining to the creation & production of Ulysses Kay’s Frederick Douglass, including digitized pages from Kay’s composition diary.
Join #OdysseyOpera June 20 when we rejoin @bmop for the next installment of #AsToldBy: History, Race, & Justice on the Opera Stage.
Select seats now. Suggested gift $15/ticket • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
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Join #OdysseyOpera when we collab with @bmop to present Frederick Douglass, the next installment in the series #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage.
June 20, 2025 • Jordan Hall
Tickets are pay-what-you-want with a suggested minimum donation of $15 • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/
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Join the Odyssey when we collab with @bmop to present Frederick Douglass, the next installment in the series #AsToldBy: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage.
June 20, 2025 • Jordan Hall
Tickets are pay-what-you-want with a suggested minimum donation of $15 • https://bmop.ticketleap.com/frederickdouglass/dates/Jun-20-2025_at_0730PM -
Work began in 1979 with the opera finalized in 1985. Premiering in 1991, this opera realizes Kay’s style of “enlightened modernism” which brings his lyrical instinct together with a contemporary angularity.
#OdysseyOpera is proud to collaborate with @bmop to bring this work to the stage after nearly 35 years. Tickets for Friday, June 20, at 7:30 PM are pay-what-you-want with a suggested minimum donation of $10.
Select your seats now • https://odysseyopera.org/frederick-douglass/