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Violinist Randall Mitsuo Goosby performs in “Cycles of My Being” for Opera Philadelphia

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Violinist Randall Mitsuo Goosby performs in “Cycles of My Being” for Opera Philadelphia
Dominic M. Mercier

Violinist Randall Mitsuo Goosby performs in “Cycles of My Being,” a song cycle that explores what it means to be a Black man in America today, for Opera Philadelphia in 2021. The performance also appears on Opera Philadelphia’s streaming channel, which launched last fall with classic and new works to engage diverse audiences and artists and broaden the appreciation of opera. Opera Philadelphia received a grant from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage to help recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented extraordinary challenges for the Philadelphia region’s cultural sector over the past 10 months. The resilience that the community, its leaders, and individual practitioners have shown—and continue to show—in the face of enormous stress has been remarkable. From quickly moving in-person exhibitions and events to virtual formats to adapting facilities to operate according to safety guidelines, the sector’s collective creativity and flexibility in finding new ways to engage broad and diverse audiences have been inspirational.

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