UM School of Music: Shadowboxer: An Opera Based on the Life of Joe Louis April 23, 2010
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, Maryland 20742
College Park, Maryland 20742
The world premiere of a new American opera based on the life of one of the greatest boxers who ever lived. Joe Louis —“The Brown Bomber” — became a hero to the whole country in an era when a black hero was all but unthinkable. But what happens to a hero when the glory fades and the bills come due?
Official Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=9220
Added by Clarice Smith Center on October 21, 2009