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Harry Lawrence Freeman
American composer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1869 to 1954 · aged 84
Harry Lawrence Freeman was an American neoromantic opera composer, conductor, impresario and teacher. He was the first African-American to write an opera that was successfully produced.
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Freeman founded the Freeman School of Music and the Freeman School of Grand Opera, as well as several short-lived opera companies which gave first performances of his own compositions. During his life, he was known as "the black Wagner."
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1954 · aged 84
