Opera Legends in Black

Name: Opera Legends in Black
Start: 2026-01-18
End: 2026-01-18
Location: Windmill Library Theatre

Sunday

January 18th, 2026

3:00 pm

Free admission

Location

Windmill Library Theatre

7060 W Windmill Ln. ∙ Las Vegas ∙ 89113

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Run Time

1 Hour

Intermission

No intermission

Language

Sung in Italian, French, German, English

Premiered

Program Premiere: February 2017

Dress Code

Casual, Come-As-You-Are

Age Restrictions

No age restrictions.

Celebrate a rich African-American legacy with a tribute concert to honor mega accomplishments of beloved singers and composers who triumphed in spite of challenging routes to inclusion. Some of the Southwest’s most accomplished singers will regale audiences with selections recalling many of Operadom’s stellar Black operatic practitioners.

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Opera Las Vegas cordially invites you to celebrate Black History Month with this memorable and melodious homage. Free admission.

Opera Legends in Black

Honoring the Accomplishments and Artistry of:

Leontyne Price: Chi il bel sogno – La Rondine (Christina)
Jessye Norman: Talk About a Child That Do Love Jesus (Monica)
Simon Estes: O du mein holder Abendstern? (Jawan)
Scott Joplin, from Treemonisha:
- The Sacred Tree (Christina)
- We’re Goin’ Around (Christian, all)
- When Villains Rambled Far and Near (Jawan)
- Aunt Dinah Blowed De Horn (Monica)
- A Real Slow Drag (Christina, Monica, Christian, Jawan)
Florence Price: An April Day (Monica)
Martina Arroyo: Depuis le jour - Louise (Christina)
Leona Mitchell: Signore ascolta - Turandot (Monica)
Eric Owens: I Got Plenty o’ Nuthin – Porgy and Bess (Jawan)
George Shirley: Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! – Roméo et Juliette (Christian)
Grace Bumbry, Shirley Verrett: Habanera - Carmen (Monica)
Roland Hayes: Du bist die Ruh (Christian)
Marion Anderson: American (Christina)
Reri Gist: Somewhere (Monica)
William Warfield: I’m On My Way – Porgy and Bess (Jawan, all)