📆 March 31, 1949 #WilliamGrantStill's opera "Troubled Island" with #libretto by #LangstonHughes and #VernaArvey, #premieres at the #NewYorkCityOpera; 1st grand opera composed by an #AfricanAmerican produced by a major company
#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Opera #TroubledIsland
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