The Harlem Opera Festival – Since 2019, The Harlem Opera Festival has celebrated the next generation of great opera singers by presenting emerging opera singers of color (mostly) in recital format.
We do so by presenting two editions of the festival: the “Marcus Garvey Park” edition and the “Jackie Robinson Park” edition.
The Marcus Garvey Park edition is comprised of two 45-minute recitals that precede two Saturday evening June presentations of the Classical Theatre of Harlem’s annual Uptown Shakespeare in the Park. The performances take place at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park.
The second edition of the festival takes place on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in September at the bandshell in Harlem’s Jackie Robinson Park. The Jackie Robinson Park edition of the festival features four to five singers with piano accompaniment and runs one and one-half hours.
The singers featured in the Jackie Robinson Park Edition are sourced -- in alternating years -- from among the winners of the Harlem Opera Theater or Opera Ebony's annual vocal competitions.
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