The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
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One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...
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Frederick Wiseman’s Real-Life Epics
Also: Michael Schulman’s culture picks, the N.Y. Phil’s Lunar New Year celebration, the spellbinding music of Dua Saleh, and ...