Excited to see Omar hit the stage of the LA Opera! To be able to see this opera take new shape in each space it ventures to is beyond my wildest dreams. Can't wait to see what they do! Tickets are available now: https://www.laopera.org/performances/202223-season/omar/ | Rhiannon Giddens

"Black musical creators from my musical lineage are shot through a score that is nevertheless firmly situated at a crossroads of the folk and western classical traditions."Rhiannon Giddens “The world of the opera is a world where the spirits of ancestors communicate with the living. Throughout the opera, you see glimpses of a vividly dressed dancer, Jermaine McGhee, swirling gracefully in the background as the Ancestral Figure."San Francisco Classical Voice. In this scene from Act II, the enslav

Congratulations to the cast and crew of La Sonnambula! It was such a joy to host The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD performance last Saturday for viewers around the world. Thanks for letting me run around backstage! Audio: Maria Callas - “Come per me sereno” | Rhiannon Giddens

So much fun to play with Seckou Keita and Francesco Turrisi. You can learn the banjo tab and history of this song, plus many more in my new book “Go Back and Fetch It Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo." | Rhiannon Giddens