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His wife, the librettist Maria Eotvosne Mezei, announced his death.
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A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The work by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek premiered in 2016 at Opera Philadelphia, with Duffy in the lead role as Bess.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Especially important is the perspective of a Black woman as librettist, which has been rare across the art form overall, said Bakari, who splits time between New York and Seattle.
—The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
David Cote, the librettist, and Robin Guarino, the director and dramaturge, had interviewed the exonerees and had made the opera based on the transcripts; Cote said that about forty per cent of the libretto is taken from them verbatim.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The work by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek premiered in 2016 at Opera Philadelphia, with Duffy in the lead role as Bess.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Especially important is the perspective of a Black woman as librettist, which has been rare across the art form overall, said Bakari, who splits time between New York and Seattle.
—The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
David Cote, the librettist, and Robin Guarino, the director and dramaturge, had interviewed the exonerees and had made the opera based on the transcripts; Cote said that about forty per cent of the libretto is taken from them verbatim.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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