Giddens-Abels: Omar
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- Composers: Rhiannon Giddens (1977-), Michael Abels (1962-)
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Voice
- Originally for: Opera
- Work: Giddens: Omar (2021)
- Work Language: English
Description
The opera OMAR is derived from the autobiography of a West African Muslim scholar named Omar Ibn Said, who was abducted and sent to America, where he was enslaved in the Carolinas. His 1831 memoir, written in Arabic, leaves behind in veiled form the spiritual journey of a man who, brutalized by history, managed to hold on to the faith of his people.