OperaCréole Ensemble and Opera Lafayette Orchestra have released their full recording of Edmond Dédé’s opera Morgiane, Ou, Le Sultan D’Ispahan, conducted by Patrick Dupre Quigley. The album features a live recording of Dédé’s “lost” opera, believed by many to be the oldest known opera written by a Black composer. Quigley’s conducting of the opera was covered by outlets such as The New Yorker and OperaWire, and was also recently featured in a documentary which premiered in October of last year. Click below to listen to the album now on all major streaming services, or purchase a physical copy on CD.
