A Tribute to Arturo Schomburg as part of the Schomburg Center’s Centennial Celebration.

This program will feature a panel discussion led by Dr. Vanessa Valdés, who is the author of the definitive biography Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and musical performances.

TICKETS
This concert is FREE and open to the public. RSVP is required. The registration site will open closer to the concert date.

PROGRAM
Selections from Meyerbeer's L'Africaine and Verdi’s Aida
Xavier Montsalvatge Cinco canciones negras
World premiere sneak preview excerpt from an opera about Arturo Schomburg by composer Dr. Carlos Carillo and librettist Dr. Vanessa Valdés
Panel Discussion led by Dr. Vanessa Valdés

FEATURING
Dr. Zuly Inirio, soprano
Dr. Vanessa Valdés, moderator, speaker
Singers from the Harlem Opera Theater
Ashley Horne, violin
Claire Chan, violin
William Frampton, viola
Wayne Smith, cello

This event is presented in association with the Afro-Latinx Song & Opera Project and Harlem Opera Theater.