Black Opera Project celebrates resilience and richness of the Black American experience

By — Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport By — Nadya Ellerhorst Nadya Ellerhorst Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/black-opera-project-celebrates-resilience-and-richness-of-the-black-american-experience Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Imagine a world 400 years in the future, where a young woman is forced into exile after discovering she carries a rare gene linked to extraordinary power and immortality. That's the premise of a new opera opening in Cincinnati. PBS stations CET and ThinkTV take us behind the scenes for a look at the project and the new direction it's taking opera. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Listen to this Segment By — Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport Anne Azzi Davenport is the Senior Producer of CANVAS at PBS News Hour. @Annedavenport By — Nadya Ellerhorst Nadya Ellerhorst