An Evening Honoring Jessye Norman

National Sawdust honors icon of the operatic stage Jessye Norman with an exclusive peek into Norman's latest project, Sissieretta Jones: Call Her By Her Name!. Join National Sawdust to hear powerhouse performers from across disciplines and styles in an electrifying evening of masterful interpretations that celebrate the life and career of Sissieretta Jones, a groundbreaking figure in the 19th-century American opera world and the first African American artists to sing in the main hall of Carnegie Hall.

Featuring: Harolyn Blackwell – soprano ELEW – piano David Gonzalez – scriptwriter Alicia Graf Mack – dancer Kamal Khan – accompanist Delfeayo Marsalis – trombonist Darryl "DMC" McDaniels – narrator/hip-hop artist Laquita Mitchell – soprano Alicia Hall Moran – narrator Jared Grimes – tap dancer PUBLIQuartet – string quartet Susan Platts – mezzo-soprano Aaron Severini – arranger Arthur Woodley – bass

Following the performance, hear Jessye Norman discuss the project in conversation with Harolyn Blackwell and Adina Williams, moderated by television journalist and fashion model Gail O'Neill.

$250 ticket ($200 tax deductible) includes pre-concert reception; proceeds will directly support the development of Sissieretta Jones: Call Her By Her Name!.

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