Treemonisha takes place in September 1884 on a plantation between Texarkana and the Red River in Arkansas. Treemonisha is a young, educated black woman who leads her community against the influence of conjurers who prey on ignorance and superstition.
"Treemonisha takes place in September 1884 on a plantation between Texarkana and the Red River in Arkansas. Treemonisha is a young, educated black woman who leads her community against the influence of conjurers who prey on ignorance and superstition."@en
"The post-Civil war story centers on Treemonisha, an 18 year old woman, who has been sent away by her adoptive parents to be educated by a white neighbor. She returns to her village to lead family and friends out of ignorance and superstition, which have left them prey to evil "conjurors". Later abducted by the villains she defies, Treemonisha is rescued by Remus, a young villager."
"Treemonisha, the only surviving opera written Scott Joplin, combines European opera, African dance and American popular music forms in a vivid depiction of late 19th century black rural social life.--Container."
"Combines European opera, African dance and American popular music forms in a varied depiction of 19th century Black rural social life."
"Treemonisha, the only surviving opera written by Scott Joplin, combines European opera, African dance and American popular music forms in a vivid depiction of late 19th century black rural social life.--Container. Set in the rural South in the late 19th century it describes the attempts of an educated girl who returns to her village to liberate her neighbors from "conjurers.""
"Presents the only surviving opera written by jazz composer Scott Joplin. Combines European opera, African dance and American popular music forms to depict late 19th century Black rural social life."@en
"Scott Joplin's opera, combining classical opera techniques with African dance and American popular music."@en
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