APORTIA CHRYPTYCH: A BLACK OPERA FOR PORTIA WHITESHINES LIGHT ON A BLACK CANADIAN ICON IN CLASSICAL MUSIC
World premiere presentation will include a free, livestreamed broadcast on June 15, 2024
Toronto – Nova Scotian contralto Portia White was the first Black Canadian concert performer to achieve international fame in the mid-20th century and was hailed as the best classical voice of her generation. Yet, despite her accomplishments, her story has been largely erased from Canadians’ collective memory. Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia…
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