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Unspeakably sad yet somehow uplifting: San Francisco Opera's 'Omar'
Stupendous operas like Omar and The Central Park Five are bringing real-life stories and histories to the stage.
Omar is a large-scale opera with 12 principals, 32 choristers, and a diverse musical and visual language.
The opera tells the story of Omar ibn Said, a 19th-century Islamic scholar who was captured and sold into slavery in Charleston, SC. [ more ]