Ida B. Wells was a journalist most famous for the anti-lynching campaign she led from 1893 through 1927. An opera is premiering Wednesday based on her life.
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Operas are often about great people doing great things, and a world premiere this week is no exception.
Atlanta composer and violist Amy Leventhal has written a new opera based on the life of Ida B. Wells, a journalist most famous for the anti-lynching campaign she led from 1893 through 1927.
Leventhal’s “In Her Words” premieres at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Performance Studio of the Fine Arts Building on Georgia State University’s Perimeter College Clarkston campus.
