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William Grant Still’s Highway 1, USA

February 11, 2023, 4:00 pm

William Grant Still, 1936

A complete performance of William Grant Still’s intimate one act opera which features a sweeping score that blends elements of blues, Romanticism, and musical theater.

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William Grant Still: Highway 1, USA
Libretto by Verna Arvey
Mary………..Louise Toppin, soprano
Bob………….Robert Honeysucker, baritone
Aunt Lou….Pamela Dillard, mezzo-soprano,
Nate…………Ray M. Wade, tenor
St. Olaf Orchestra,
VocalEssence Ensemble,
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Still: Highway 1, USA
Albany Records TROY-734

Meet the Host

Oliver Camacho joined the announcer team in February of 2019. He is the co-host and creative consultant of Opera Box Score and co-host of OperaNow! Podcast. A proud graduate of Chicago’s Lane Technical High School, where he was mentored by George Rico, Oliver went on to study music at Northwestern University, and historically informed performance practice at the Amherst Early Music Festival and Early Music Vancouver. His musical passions are opera, art song, choral music, Early Music, and discovering new composers as well as those who have been previously marginalized or disenfranchised. In January of 2021, Oliver began hosting Listening to Singers, and in October of the same year, he was named WFMT’s Music Director.

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