Tonight at 7pm, on WCRB In Concert with Boston Lyric Opera, hear a Pulitzer-prize-winning work by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, telling the stirring true story of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim man enslaved in America.
Boston Lyric Opera was one of six opera companies that co-commissioned Omar, which tells how he maintained a deep connection to his Islamic faith throughout the horrors he endured. It also emphasizes how his relationships with his community sustained him, even providing him with precious moments of joy. Hear a conversation with Rhiannon Giddens about the opera here.
