PURCHASE OF MANHATTAN
THE CONCERT OPERA
  • Home
  • Performances
  • History & Support
  • POM Blog
  • Photos
  • Media

Indian Country Today — POM Review!

11/26/2014

 
Several days after the November 20th premiere, the Purchase of Manhattan still reverberates within Indian Country. Check out this latest review from Indian Country Today, "Purchase of Manhattan: Opera Tells History of Lenape and Dutch" including a couple clips from the concert opera! 

"...The concert opera shows the differences between how the Indians and the Dutch saw the land. 'My mother’s bones rest in this mound,' sings Stephen Powell, the baritone who represented the Lenape people. 'I see handsome profits from this ground!' sings John Bellemer, Wampanoag, the tenor who plays Minuit...

'What did we bring to purchase this island?' Minuit asks. 'Many strings of beads, which they greatly prize. They sweat to make the beads, but we make them so easily,' replies the Dutch chorus. 'Sixty guilders worth of trinkets,' suggests Minuit. The opera makes it clear that the Indians thought the Dutch were offering their friendship, and that they had no idea what Minuit was trying to get them to sign, or why?..." (Leann Root, ICT, Nov 26, 2014)

Read the full review HERE!

Comments are closed.

    POM

    The "Purchase of Manhattan" is a new Concert Opera by Brent Michael Davids & Joe Bruchac, commissioned by Lenape Center of Manhattan!

    Picture

    Archives

    December 2015
    November 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    November 2013
    September 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.