Sanctuary Road
Category: Theatre
Dates and Times for this Past Event
- Sunday, Jan 28, 2024 2:30pm
- Friday, Jan 26, 2024 7:30pm
Location
Harrison Opera House
160 West Virginia Beach Blvd
Details
Opera by Paul Moravec
Libretto by Mark Campbell
Presented in partnership with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Sung in English with English Surtitles
Harriet Tubman may be the best-known conductor of the Underground Railroad, but there were others including William Still. An abolitionist and historian, as well as a conductor for the Underground Railroad, he is credited with helping nearly 800 enslaved African Americans escape to freedom. Sanctuary Road by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec, is based on the remarkable writings of William Still.
