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Detroit Opera opens its season with a production of “Highway 1, USA” by African American composer William Grant Still
Detroit Opera has opened its 2025-2026 season with a double bill titled "Highways & Valleys — Two American Love Stories." The production features operas by two composers, William Grant Still and Kurt Weill. Host Stephen Henderson talks with William Grant Still's granddaughter, Celeste Headlee, about Still's opera, “Highway 1, USA,” and how he became known as the "dean of African American compose
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