Monday, October 31, 2022

Detroit-based Jazz Pianist Michael Karloff on Anthony Davis's Malcolm X Opera

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Detroit-based Jazz Pianist Michael Karloff on Anthony Davis's Malcolm X Opera .. After lying dormant for 36 years following its New York City Opera premiere, X was recently resurrected, with performances by Detroit Opera and BMOP to be followed nationwide by Opera Omaha, Seattle Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Opera for 2023-24 season. According to composer Anthony Davis, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Central Park Five, there is no better time than now to revive X .. Michael talks his full involvement in this project and so much more .. Enjoy ..  

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