The performance is sold out.
The block of 100 free tickets for students have been reserved.
Information about being added to a waitlist and webcast listed below.
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Composers: Rhiannon Giddens ’00 & Michael Abels
Librettist: Rhiannon Giddens ’00
Conductor: John Kennedy ’82
Run Time: 170 minutes including intermission
Sung in English
Featuring Soloists:
Rhiannon Giddens ’00, soprano
Limmie Pulliam ’98, tenor
Michael Preacely ’99, baritone
Daniel Okulitch ’99, bass-baritone
Daniel McGrew ’15, tenor
Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano
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Join us for a special concert performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composed by Rhiannon Giddens ’00 and Michael Abels, based on the true story of a 19th-century Islamic scholar from West Africa who was enslaved in South Carolina. Conducted by John Kennedy ’82, the performance spotlights Giddens and a cast of acclaimed Oberlin alumni, joined by the Oberlin Orchestra and choral ensembles.
“...a melting pot inspired by bluegrass, hymns, spirituals and more, with nods to traditions from Africa and Islam. It’s an unforced ideal of American sound: expansive and ever-changing.” —New York Times
TICKET & WEBCAST INFORMATION
SOLD OUT - Free general admission seating, but seating passes are required for the Finney Chapel performance via Central Ticket Service (CTS). This is a general admission event without seat assignments so seat choice will be on a first come first serve basis. Finney lobby will open at 6:30pm. House opens at 6:45pm.
A new waitlist will begin at 6:30pm in the lobby of the Cox Administration building. Tickets will be issued on a first-come-first-served basis as seats become available.
Other options to watch the performance:
- Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time;
- An overflow live broadcast viewing will take place at the Apollo Theater in Oberlin, 19 E. College Street, Oberlin. Doors will open at 6:30pm.
- A repeat performance will be held at Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, OH on Sunday, December 8 at 7:00pm. Free general admission seating, but reservations are required by way of the Maltz Performing Arts Center Box Office.
Due to high demand, if you already have tickets to the Finney Chapel performance of Omar and know you won’t be able to use your tickets, please return your tickets to CTS.
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Pardon Our Dust - Visitor parking nearby Finney Chapel is limited due to construction on campus. Other nearby visitor parking is available in the lots:
- behind Mudd Learning Center (Terrell Main Library) north of W. College Street, accessible from W. College Street
- behind Bosworth Hall (Fairchild Chapel) north of W. Lorain Street, accessible from both W. Lorain Street and N. Main Street
