How did the story of one of jazz’s greatest innovators become an opera? The genre once called “America’s past and its potential” is a vital contributor to the American classical landscape. Join Charlie Parker’s Yardbird composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly as they discuss their work and the unique task of blending jazz and opera. Co-moderated by Seattle Opera dramaturg Jonathan Dean and KNKX’s Abe Beeson.
Speight Jenkins Studio at the Opera Center
