The Time of Our Singing - Defoort

The Time of Our Singing - Defoort (2021)

During Marian Anderson's historic concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, a white man and a black woman fall in love. During the turbulent half-century that follows, they try to protect their three musically gifted children from prejudices they themselves have suffered. Belgian avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Kris Defoort’s new opera is a fascinating symbiosis between jazz and classical music deeply rooted in the now. Inspired by Richard Powers' great American novel, The Time of Our Singing tells the story of a mixed-race family against the backdrop of racial segregation in the USA. In the world premiere at La Monnaie, Ted Hoffman's production lets official history and intimate stories collide to explore issues of identity, race and art.

Director: Ted Huffman

Casts

	Claron McFadden as
	Mark S. Doss as
	Simon Bailey as
	Levy Sekgapane as
	Peter Brathwaite as
	Abigail Abraham as
	Lilly Jørstad as

Crew