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100 1 a| Giddens, Rhiannon,d| 1977-e| composer,e| librettist.=| ^A1313989;

240 10 a| Omar.s| Vocal score=| ^A1479405;

245 10 a| Omar :b| opera in 2 acts /c| music by Rhiannon Giddens, Michael Abels ; libretto by Rhiannon Giddens.;

250 a| Vocal score.;

260 a| [Verona, NJ] :b| Subito Music Corporation,c| 2023.;

300 a| 1 vocal score (321 pages) ;c| 28 cm;

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382 01 a| pianon| 1a| solo vocal ensemblee| 1a| mixed chorusv| SATBe| 1r| 1t| 22| lcmpt;

546 a| English words.;

500 a| Premiered in May 2022 at Spoleto Music Festival, Charleston, South Carolina.;

500 a| Commissioned by the Spoleto Festival USA, Carolina Performing Arts.;

500 a| Based on A Muslim American slave: the life of Omar Ibn Said.;

586 a| 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music.;

520 a| The opera Omar is derived from the autobiography of a West African Muslim scholar named Omar Ibn Said, who was abducted and sent to America, where he was enslaved in the Carolinas. His 1831 memoir, written in Arabic, leaves behind in veiled form the spiritual journey of a man who, brutalized by history, managed to hold on to the faith of his people.;

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Omar : opera in 2 acts / music by Rhiannon Giddens, Michael Abels ; libretto by Rhiannon Giddens.

Author/creator	Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- composer, librettist.
Format	Musical Score
Edition	Vocal score.
Publication Info	[Verona, NJ] : Subito Music Corporation, 2023.
Description	1 vocal score (321 pages) ; 28 cm
Subjects	Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863--Drama. Operas--Vocal scores with piano. Enslaved persons--North Carolina. --Drama. African American Muslims--North Carolina. --Drama.

Other author/creator	Abels, Michael, 1962- composer.
Other author/creator	Alryyes, Ala A., 1963- Opera adaptation of (work): Muslim American slave.
Other author/creator	Carolina Performing Arts, commissioning body.
Other author/creator	Spoleto Festival U.S.A, commissioning body.
Uniform title	Omar. Vocal score
Abstract	The opera Omar is derived from the autobiography of a West African Muslim scholar named Omar Ibn Said, who was abducted and sent to America, where he was enslaved in the Carolinas. His 1831 memoir, written in Arabic, leaves behind in veiled form the spiritual journey of a man who, brutalized by history, managed to hold on to the faith of his people.
General note	Premiered in May 2022 at Spoleto Music Festival, Charleston, South Carolina.
General note	Commissioned by the Spoleto Festival USA, Carolina Performing Arts.
General note	Based on A Muslim American slave: the life of Omar Ibn Said.
Language	English words.
Awards note	2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music.
Genre/form	Arrangements (Music)
Publisher number	91180501 Subito Music Corporation

Omar : opera in 2 acts / music by Rhiannon Giddens, Michael Abels ; libretto by Rhiannon Giddens.

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