Creole opera at Southern

Southern University’s Department of Music will present the New Orleans vocal group “Opera Creole” this Friday at the Recital Hall of the DeBose Music Building. The event is part of the University’s year-long celebration of the black composer and the concert series, “The Black Composer Speaks: The African American Classical Music Tradition.” Opera Creole is an ensemble of professional artists who live in or are natives of New Orleans. The concert will consist of a standard operatic repertoire, musical works by composers of color, and New Orleans 19th Century free Creoles. Admission to the event is $15 for adults, $5 for students with a valid university ID. Admission will be accepted at the door. There will be no advance sell of tickets for the concert. For more information, contact the SU Department of Music at 771-3440 or 771-5984.