New Jazz Labor Opera Premieres Saturday
Thursday, June 19, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
“Love
Songs from the Liberation War”, a new jazz labor opera by Steve Jones,
will have its world premiere this Saturday. Based on the real-life victory by
striking North Carolina tobacco workers in the 1940’s, this riveting opera
includes characters like RJ Reynolds, Jim Crow, Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger and
the African American women workers, including Theodosia Simpson and Moranda
Smith, who paved the way for the historic victory. For tickets, call
202-639-6204, or visit the Labor Heritage
Foundation’s website. “Come on out for a night to remember packed with
stories of this titanic battle between good and evil,” says LHF.