Tesori/ Washington National Opera/ Cox - Blue Release:Blue Pentatone ARC I: INVOCATION is dedicated

ARC I: INVOCATION is dedicated with admiration and gratitude to The Royal Academy of Music

peaking at #8 on the R&B chart in the autumn of 1956

but rather an institution

The enormous size of the orchestra contributes to the exotic panorama with tone colors reminiscent of Schelomo and the other six works of the »Jewish cycle« completed by him forty years earlier

Tesori/ Washington National Opera/ Cox - Blue Release:Blue Pentatone ARC I: INVOCATION is dedicatedWashington National Opera presents Blue, a contemporary opera on racial injustice in the US today, with a libretto by Tazewell Thompson set to music by Jeanine Tesori. Blue tells the tragic story of an African American police officer whose son is killed by a fellow officer during a protest. Strongly resonating with the Black Lives Matter movement, the piece is equally groundbreaking thanks to it's intimate and layered portrayal of African American