Adirondack Folk Opera Still Waiting in the Wings
Clip: 9/29/2026 | 14m 53s
Creators of an Adirondack folk opera about the Timbuctoo colony still await a full staging.
Promised Land: An Adirondack Folk Opera is set in Timbuctoo, an 1840s African American farming colony near Lake Placid created to help black settlers gain the right to vote. Composer Glenn McClure and artistic director Helen Demong talk with Paul Larson about the work, which has yet to be fully staged.
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Adirondack Folk Opera Still Waiting in the Wings
Clip: 9/29/2026 | 14m 53s
Promised Land: An Adirondack Folk Opera is set in Timbuctoo, an 1840s African American farming colony near Lake Placid created to help black settlers gain the right to vote. Composer Glenn McClure and artistic director Helen Demong talk with Paul Larson about the work, which has yet to be fully staged.
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