Shelton Laurel: An Appalachian Opera
Searing Appalachian opera dramatizing Civil War era conflicts in rural Madison County, portraying families ripped apart by fear, mistrust, and intimate violence. Stark period storytelling blends regional voices with operatic intensity.
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