Cincinnati Opera: Opera Fusion presents LALOVAVI
Sat, Feb 01
|Wilks Studio at Cincinnati Music Hall
Cincinnati Opera invites the public to a free preview of Lalovavi, a new opera by composer Kevin Day and librettist Tifara Brown. Admission is free, though seating is limited and reservations are required. Reservations are available by calling 513-241-2742 or visiting cincinnatiopera.org.
Time and Location
Feb 01, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Wilks Studio at Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
About the event
Taking place February 1, 2025, the event is part of CCM and Cincinnati Opera’s creative partnership, Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW), and will feature a performance of excerpts from Acts II and III of the opera, following a May 2024 performance that highlighted Act I. This event marks an exciting milestone in the development of Lalovavi, which will premiere in summer 2026 as part of Cincinnati Opera’s trailblazing Black Opera Project.
Lalovavi is an Afrofuturist opera set 400 years into the future. It follows the journey of Persephone, the youngest teenage daughter of the Primus of Atlas, formerly the city of Atlanta. Currency and status in Atlas are determined based on the presence of Syndica, a rare gene that promotes vitality and longevity. When Persephone is found to possess this gene, she is betrayed by her family and must run for her life. She is thrust into an epic adventure,…