- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on April 2, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
Program Description
Event Details
Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life celebrates the life and legacy of one of America’s most influential literary voices. Born in 1901 in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was an early innovator of jazz poetry and a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. This semi-staged musical and literary experience honors Hughes’s extraordinary legacy and amplifies his singular voice and texts, illuminating the universal human experiences of joy, struggle, and aspiration.
This free, 60-minute performance is presented by Lyric Opera of Kansas City and will feature original narrations written by Alyson Cambridge. For more information: https://kcopera.org/event/langston-hughes-a-lyrical-life/
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