Organization

Singer

Curtis Bannister

Juba Freeman

Flora Wall

Amelia Alumond

Damien Geter

Quamino Dolly

Stage director

Kimille Howard

Conductor

Jeri Lynne Johnson

Dramaturge

Cori Ellison

Librettist

Deborah Brevoort

Kimberly Jones

Grace Alumond

Joelle Lamarre

Elizabeth Alumond

Tyrone Chambers II

Dele Piebald

Leah Dexter

Mistress Paddington

Veena Akama-Makia

Tawny Betty

Chicago Opera Theater

English

Quamino’s Map

Chicago

United States

Studebaker Theater

Quamino’s Map Wallen

Public

Approved

Juba Freeman arrives in London after winning his freedom from slavery by fighting for the British in the Revolutionary War. Thrown headfirst into British society, he meets Amelia Alumond, a member of the British Black gentry, and reconnects with other ex-slaves who are struggling to build new lives for themselves as free men. Inspired by historical events, the opera sheds a light on a forgotten corner of history – and challenges current assumptions of what life was like in 18th-century London for a person of color.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew