NOLA.com: LPO, OperaCreole Team Up to Present an 1887 Grand Opera by New Orleans-Born Composer

“The earliest known four-act opera written by a Black American composer, it was composed while Dédé worked at Folies Bordelaises in Bordeaux, France. Dédé’s photo superimposed against an image of his original score serves as the cover of an exquisitely printed program, 28 pages long and produced by HNOC, that concert attendees will receive. Signed by Dédé, the score’s final page — of 550 handwritten pages — serves as the back cover of the program.”