BY ALAN SHERROD One of the greatest challenges of theatre is representing art through music—and music through art. ShadowLight, a new opera from Marble City Opera with music by Larry Delinger and libretto by Emily Anderson, took that challenge…
Preview: Marble City Opera’s ‘ShadowLight’ Explores the Life and Art of Beauford Delaney
BY ALAN SHERROD One of the lamentable ironies of artistic creation is that the age in which one lives and works is not necessarily the age in which one gains widespread acceptance. The perfect example of this is the…
Opening at KMA: “Beauford Delaney and James Baldwin: Through the Unusual Door”
This winter and spring, Knoxville will find itself at a most remarkable and important intersection of art, music, opera, literature, and cultural education. At the center of that intersection is the life and art of Beauford Delaney, an African American…