I haven't seen this opera, though I can say that when I read about it a few weeks ago I was surprised and dismayed to see that two white men were telling the story of two women, one Black and one white, in a story set during the American Civil War. (Shades of Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison's Margaret Garner, which is based on the same historical incident as Morrison's novel Beloved.) I am not the only person who had this reaction.
- Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle. This review also contains some comments on Heggie's first opera, Dead Man Walking, which I liked less than anyone I know.
- Ilana Walder-Biesanz, SFCV.
- Kendra Preston Leonard, Ph.D. (musicology), her blog.
- Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle (paywalled).
- Steven Brown, Texas Classical Review.
- Scott Cantrell, Dallas News.
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