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Two new operas focus on the Black female experience

Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton (center) narrates Future of Dreams, an opera composed by Jaylin Vinson about two Black women running for mayor of Houston in 2064.
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Librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton (center) narrates Future of Dreams, an opera composed by Jaylin Vinson about two Black women running for mayor of Houston in 2064.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with composer Levi Taylor and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton about two new operas featuring Black female protagonists that were commissioned by the Kennedy Center's Social Impact program, in collaboration with the Washington National Opera.

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Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.