Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ new version of Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha tells the story of a love that surpasses death. On June 14, 1904, Joplin, the future “King of Ragtime,” married Freddie ...

Opera Orlando presents the Florida premiere of Scott Joplin's Treemonisha, a significant work in American opera history. Set in the Reconstruction Era, the story follows a young woman who leads her ...

When “Treemonisha” takes the stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, it represents more than an evening’s entertainment. Opera Orlando is presenting the Florida premiere of this ...

Scott Joplin was not what anyone today would call an activist. Still, the composer made subtle political statements that reflected on the social and political milieu of his time, the late 19th and ...

Now, you might be asking yourself a couple of questions, like “Who’s Scott Joplin?” or “Didn’t he only do ragtime?” To answer the former, he was a famous pianist and composer who wrote the famous ...

Scott Joplin composed the music and wrote the libretto for the opera "Treemonisha," which he published in 1911. According to vocalist and professor Darian Clonts, "'Treemonisha' has the honor of being ...

Current interest in historical works by black composers has led to numerous contemporary performances. This spring brought two new versions of Scott Joplin’s opera “Treemonisha,” offering new context ...

Toe-tapping and head-bobbing are inevitable when listening to the "King of Ragtime’s" songs. They’re so compelling and familiar that one is even a famous ice cream truck jingle. But the music that ...

Treemonisha (1911) is an opera by American ragtime composer Scott Joplin. It is sometimes referred to as a "ragtime opera", though Joplin did not refer to it as such and it encompasses a wide range of ...