Morrison, Toni: 1931 - 2019
Beloved, 1987 - Opera: Margaret Garner, 2005
- Music by Richard Danielpour
Libretto by Toni Morrison - The Michigan Opera Theater, the Cincinnati Opera and the Opera Company of Philadelphia commissioned Toni Morrison to write the opera 'Margaret Garner,' the story of a slavewoman. It is the first opera for both Morrison and composer Richard Danielpour. It premiered on May 7, 2005 at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit, Michigan.
- 'Margaret Garner' from Opera Carolina. With audio information by Toni Morrison
- Translating History in "Margaret Garner". Leon James Bynum, Columbia University
- A Mother's Desperate Act plus a lot of audio information by Toni Morrison. NPR Radio; November 19, 2010
- Audio (1:18)
Toni Morrison speaks about the story and slavery. NPR Radio; November 19, 2010 - Audio (7:54)
Opera Tells Saga of 'Margaret Garner'. In January 1856, Margaret Garner and her husband fled the Kentucky farm where they were slaves. They were captured, and Margaret Garner killed her two-year-old daughter with a butcher knife rather than let her return to slavery. NPR Radio; May 7, 2005 - Documentary about the opera with contributions by Toni Morrison, New York City Opera; September 2007
Part 1
Part 2 - Denyce Graves and Gregg Baker at the Opera Company of Philadelphia. February 24, 2006