Lifting Our Voices: A Tribute to the Johnson Brothers

Join the Manhattan Opera Repertory Ensemble (MORE Opera) in concert for the final installment of a concert series celebrating the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing. Lifting Our Voices: A Tribute to the Johnson Brothers is a family-friendly, free performance of art songs, spirituals and opera with an original narrative exploring the significance of the anthem and the contributions of its creators, civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson and his younger brother, composer-pianist J. Rosamond Johnson in the 20th century.

This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.