Givonna Joseph

Ms. Givonna Joseph is deeply committed to the culture of New Orleans, city of  her birth. This is most evident in her lectures and concerts on 19th Century classical music of  New Orleans Free People of Color, and in her appearance on "Le Grand Tour, Quebec,Louisiana", a French documentary. The mezzo-soprano, Founder and Director of  award winning  OperaCréole, was recently honored as one  of  Southern Living Magazine's "Southerner of The Year 2017", along with her daughter, Aria Mason. Ms. Joseph was 1 of 5 finalists in the Arts-Based Business Pitch at the 2017 New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. Additional honors include being  interviewed by The New Yorker,  and NPR in promotion of OperaCreole"s production of La Flamenca. Ms Joseph sang the role of Leonor in La Flamenca, and Marie Laveau in