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SUMMARY:A Reading: Delta King's Blues by Composer Damien Geter and Librettist Jarrod Lee
DESCRIPTION:Delta King’s Blues \nDamien Geter\, composer \nJarrod Lee\, librettist \nCommissioned by IN Series \nLink to Tickets (Reading and Reception) here \nPremiere Fall 2025 \nIllustration by David Plunkert \n  \n  \n  \nIn its 2025-2026 season\, IN Series will proudly present the World Premiere of a new “blues opera” called DELTA KING’S BLUES. This multi-year commissioning project is the brainchild of librettist Jarrod Lee\, and will feature a score by Damien Geter\, one of America’s most sought after opera composers today. This\, the first full commission of an opera by IN Series\, tells the (mostly) true story of legendary blues artist Robert Johnson\, who is said to have sold his soul to the devil to learn the blues. This new truly American Faust\, will have its first public musical reading on January 26th\, 2025\, with a cast of rising operatic stars\, led by IN Series Head of Music Emily Baltzer\, and with composer Damien Geter present. – IN Series \n  \nFeaturing: \nRobert Johnson (tenor): Curtis Bannister\nThe Devil (bass): Carl Dupont\nVirginia (soprano): Melissa Wimbish\nWillie (baritone): Marvin Wayne Allen\nSon (tenor): Jonathan Pierce Rhodes\nMusic Director: Emily Baltzer \n  \n 
URL:https://www.jarrodlee.com/event/delta-kings-blues-by-damien-geter-composer-and-jarrod-lee-librettist/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Library Auditorium\, 901 G. Street NW\, Washington D.C.\, 20001
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