Marble City Opera presents the TN premiere of the one-act opera, Driving While Black, with music by Susan Kander and libretto by Roberta Gumble. The performance is on October 12th at 7pm at the Old City Performing Arts Center in downtown Knoxville.
Scored for soprano, cello, and percussion, this powerful piece takes a look at something ordinary...riding in and/or driving a car, and shows how the experience of that daily activity changes with age, just because of race. Librettist, Roberta Gumble, used personal experiences as her basis when crafting the work, which she premiered herself (Gumble is also a soprano) in 2018.
Marble City Opera's production will feature soprano, Allison Sanders, cellist, Cremaine Booker, and percussionist, David Verin. It is stage directed by Ivan Griffin. Tickets and additional information at https://www.marblecityopera.com/dwb