OMAR, an opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, tells the story of Omar Ibn Said, a Fulani Islamic Scholar who was enslaved in the United States and wrote an autobiography in 1831.

Winning of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Written by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels
Directed by Kaneza Schaal
Assistant Director Ian Andrew Askew
Choreography by Kiara Benn
Production Design by Christopher Myers
Scenic Design by Amy Rubin
Projections by Josh Higgason
Lighting Design by Alejandro Fajardo (Spoleto Festival USA, Carolina Performing Arts, Boston Lyric Opera) & Pablo Santiago (Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera)
Costume Design by April Hickman and Micheline Russell-Brown
Technical Direction by Cheyanne Williams

Spoleto Festival, 2022
LA Opera, 2022
Carolina Performing Arts, 2023
Boston Lyric Opera, 2023
San Francisco Opera, 2023

photos by Cory Weaver