In a work that echoes tragic stories from the daily news, the New Orleans Opera will present “Blue,” a two-act, English-language opera with an all-Black cast. Composed by Tony Award-winner Jeanine ...

In rehearsal at Lyric Opera of Chicago for my two-act work, “Blue.” I had gone to bed on election night with a mixed sense of hope and dread and woke up Wednesday morning with a deep sense of grief, ...