Bessie and Ma


2017 Sackler Prize-winning opera by Douglas Buchanan


World Premiere: March 28 and 31, 2019 at the University of Connecticut


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Cast:
Lisa Williamson, soprano (Bessie Coleman)
Caroline O'Dwyer, mezzo-soprano (Miriam "Ma" Ferguson)
Albert Lee, tenor (John Coleman)
Greg Flower, baritone (Jim "Pa" Ferguson)

Final DMA Recital with Brett Hodgdon, piano
April 5, 2019

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