"The idea of what a composer is, [is] thankfully, expanding; and the willingness to give over stage and space to Black voices is ever more present. Every art form needs a multiplicity of voices to stay vibrant and healthy." -Rhiannon Giddens In this week's 5 Questions, Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels discuss their opera Omar, which explores the experiences and writings of African Muslim scholar Omar Ibn Said, author of the “only extant slave autobiography written in Arabic in America” while enslaved in South Carolina. The opera will premiere at Spoleto Festival USA in May 2022. To read more, visit the link in our bio! #Composers #Opera #NewMusic #SpoletoFestival #Premiere