Event

SANCTUARY ROAD

January 26 - January 28 2024

7:30 PM & 2:30 PM
Harrison Opera House 160 E. Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA

Opera by Paul Moravec
Libretto by Mark Campbell

Presented in partnership with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Sung in English with English Surtitles

Harriet Tubman may be the best-known conductor of the Underground Railroad, but there were others including William Still. An abolitionist and historian, as well as a conductor for the Underground Railroad, he is credited with helping nearly 800 enslaved African Americans escape to freedom. Sanctuary Road by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec, is based on the remarkable writings of William Still.

 

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