At what point does history become hagiography? Composer Jasmine Barnes and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton tackle that question in “She Who Dared,” Chicago Opera Theater’s world-premiere retelling ...

In Montgomery, Alabama, a statue of Rosa Parks stands just blocks from the State Capitol. At her feet, granite markers memorialize four other women, but the monument offers little else about them.

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A new opera which premiered this week in Chicago highlights the lesser-known women who worked alongside Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights Movement. Reporter Courtney Kueppers from member station WBEZ ...

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and rarely staged operas, proudly presents the world premiere of She Who Dared by acclaimed composer/librettist duo Jasmine Arielle ...

Jacqueline Echols McCarley (L), Deborah Nansteel, Chrystal E. Williams, and Leah Dexter in She Who Dared at Chicago Opera Theater Credit: Michael Brosilow Rosa Parks was perfect. Dignified, demure, ...

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