My Name is Florence

Subscription Dates:
Saturday, January 31 at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 5 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 8 at 2pm

A Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative Production

MUSIC BY B.E. BOYKIN
LIBRETTO HARRISON DAVID RIVERS

Who was Florence Price, beyond the music? Prolific American composer Florence Price made history as the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major U.S. orchestra. In this world premiere from MN Opera’s New Works Initiative, My Name is Florence was inspired by writings and correspondence unearthed in the backyard of her family home. This chamber opera composed by B.E. Boykin to a libretto by Harrison David Rivers presents vignettes from Price’s life that bring into focus the impact of family, legacy, and the transformative power of a seat in front of the piano. With warmth and humor, My Name is Florence explores the complexities of identity, generational connection, and ultimately the power of music to transform. It is a celebration of Price’s enduring legacy in music and a reclamation of the space she occupies within the American musical canon.

Estimated Run Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Sung in English with English captions projected above the stage.