Detroit Free Press

MOT opera 'Blue' draws on jazz, blues and gospel to tell story of race and police violence

Michigan Opera Theatre is tackling the hot-button issues of police brutality and race, as well as the eternal subjects of family, love, and grief in “Blue,” a new American opera running Saturday and ...
The Washington Post

Creating the opera ‘Blue,’ about police violence against young black men, was hard yet hopeful work

When bass Ken Kellogg was in rehearsals for the 2019 premiere of the opera “Blue,” the composer, Jeanine Tesori, cautioned him that the experience would be unlike other operas. “She said, ‘You know, ...
Chicago Tribune

Tazewell Thompson: Presenting my opera ‘Blue,’ here and now, feels all too apt

In rehearsal at Lyric Opera of Chicago for my two-act work, “Blue.” I had gone to bed on election night with a mixed sense of hope and dread and woke up Wednesday morning with a deep sense of grief, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

In 'Blue,' Lyric Opera's small, powerful cast tells painful story of a teen's death at police hands

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NOLA.com

In the opera 'Blue,' wrenching conflicts are tackled head-on by an all-Black cast

In a work that echoes tragic stories from the daily news, the New Orleans Opera will present “Blue,” a two-act, English-language opera with an all-Black cast. Composed by Tony Award-winner Jeanine ...
The Washington Post

‘Blue’ is the opera on police violence that America needs to see, but can’t

The good news is that the Music Critics Association of North America announced Wednesday that composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson are the recipients of its 2020 award for best new ...