Encounter: COTTON’s Creation Panel Discussion

Baritone Justin Austin, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, and poet, librettist, and cultural strategist Marc Bamuthi Joseph join Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and UC San Diego professor Anthony Davis to illuminate the creative development and performance of COTTON, a multimedia song-cycle featuring the photography of John Dowell and the compositions of Damien Geter. Discover how opera can be used as a means of exploring African American history and resilience.

COTTON is our Education Ambassador-in-Residence.
COTTON was inspired by the cotton photography of John Dowell. COTTON was conceived and the poetry and music were commissioned by Lyric Fest (Philadelphia).