Africa Lyric's Opera

Betty Garcés soprano

Suzanne Taffot soprano

Farrah El-Dibany mezzo-soprano

Veena Akama-Makia mezzo-soprano

Chauncey Packer tenor

Luvuyo Mbundu baritone

Antoin Herrera-López Kessel bass-baritone

Aaron Pendleton bass

Orchestre Symphonique de la Garde républicaine

Sébastien Billard direction

Choeur de l'Armée française direction Émilie Fleury

On the program:

Excerpts from Africa Lyric's Opera's new opera, sacred hymns, spirituals, great operatic arias from French, Italian, German, and African repertoires.

Co-production Africa Lyric's Opéra | Women of Africa Opera Gala to benefit Women of Africa solidarity initiatives celebrating 25 years of initiatives for education, training, women's empowerment, classical music, and social innovation in twenty African countries.