Mount Holyoke College will present the East Coast premiere of Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate’s opera Loksi' Shaali' (Shell Shaker) on February 28, 2025. This landmark production features the Mount ...
Each year, hundreds of people attend OPERA America’s annual conference, one of the most influential gatherings of opera administrators, artists, trustees and advocates. Only three operas are chosen ...
Tate's two-act opera Loksi' Shaali' (Shell Shaker), depicts the Chickasaw origin story of the tribe's sacred turtle shell shakers, used in traditional stomp dancing and social songs. The first opera ...