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Sep 23rd

PictureBookPlays on Flickr.

PictureBookPlays on Flickr.

Paula Kimper

Nov 27th

Truth, a new opera based on the life of Sojourner Truth

Nov 26th

Tickets are now on sale for TRUTH - at www.academyofmusictheatre.com

Old Deerfield Productions is in production Truth, an opera about Sojourner Truth, the ex-slave, fiery abolitionist and women’s rights pioneer that will receive 3 full scale performances at the Academy of Music on February 16, 17, 18, 2012 at 7:30 pm.

The work will illuminate the life and legacy of this complicated, brilliant woman who, though illiterate, was a relentless and articulate champion of those deprived of justice and freedom, and whose influence has for too long been overlooked. Sojourner Truth found her voice here in Northampton, MA where she bought her first home and lived in freedom and happiness for the first time in her life.

The score by Paula M. Kimper and libretto by Talaya Delaney are accessible and down-to-earth, much of the music derived from folk themes and spirituals, and many of the words Sojourner’s own.  The production will feature gospel singer Evelyn Harris, former member of the African-American women’s a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, in the title role.