Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson will be debuting the role of Calpurnia in the World Premiere of Stella Sung’s The Secret River.

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Opera Orlando premieres its first commissioned new work—an opera for all audiences. Based on the young adult book by Pulitzer Prize winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Secret River is a one-act chamber opera set in Central Florida during the Great Depression. With a libretto by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy award-winner Mark Campbell and music by University of Central Florida Pegasus professor Stella Sung, The Secret River follows the journey of Calpurnia, a young, intelligent girl with a robust imagination as she searches for a secret river to help her family and small town. This story for all ages demonstrates the power of trusting one’s imagination and the goodness within us all.