Directed by the celebrated filmmaker Nadia Hallgren, this short film gives us a peak into composer Tyshawn Sorey's creative process. Using simple and spare musical forces—a solo voice and piano—Sorey crafts a ravishing, reflective setting for a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).

LA Opera's newest Digital Short unites Hallgren's striking visuals and Sorey's intriguing harmonies, as the verses of the most influential Black poet of a past generation take on newfound resonance for the present day.

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