Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera Poetry_Gift_Guide and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

author of There is No Me Without You

What are the qualities of extraordinary erotic intimacy and what are the elements that help to bring it about

unclassifiable essays that take the form of letters to a doctor

and movements for justice that emerged over this period—and the effects of the persistent

Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera Poetry_Gift_Guide and Xiuhtezcatl MartinezA revelatory new account of Black innovation in American opera, showing how composers, performers, and critics redefined the genre both aesthetically and politically in the early twentieth century. The inauguration of a golden age in Black opera is often dated to 1955, when Marian Anderson became the first Black singer to perform in a leading role at New Yorks Metropolitan Opera. Yet Andersons debut was actually preceded by a rich Black operatic