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South Shore Opera Offering Sneak Peek at Works by Black Composers

By Sam Cholke | October 2, 2015 5:38am
 The South Shore Opera Company will host a dinner and a performance on Oct. 25 to raise money for its free shows.
The South Shore Opera Company will host a dinner and a performance on Oct. 25 to raise money for its free shows.
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HYDE PARK — The South Shore Opera Company will “unmask” three black composers for its annual fall performance on Oct. 25.

Before a catered dinner, the company will perform a preview of “L’amant anonyme and Ernestine” by Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, “Voodoo” by Harry Lawrence Freeman and “Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed That Line to Freedom” by Nkeiru Okoye.

The $100 event at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. Shore Drive, is the first chance to see sopranos Jonita Lattimore, Elizabeth Sojourner and Anisha McFarland performs the works and helps fund the company’s two free productions.

The event starts at 4:30 p.m. with a reception and silent auction. The performance starts at 5 p.m., with a dinner and entertainment following at 6:15 p.m.

For tickets, visit southshoreopera.org or call Bobbie Greer at 773-667-0241.

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