Edmond Dede: Morgiane, ou, Le sultan d'Ispahan (Live)

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Delos
Release Date
February 20, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Edmond Dede
    • PERFORMER
      OperaCreole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra, Patrick Dupre Quigley
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 20, 2026
    • UPC
      013491362823
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DE 3628
    • LABEL
      Delos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Overture

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    2. Act I: La brise est pure (Chorus, Ali, Amine)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    3. Act I: Entouré de tous mes amis (Hagi Hassan)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    4. Act I: Seigneur, je dois vous dire (Morgiane, Chorus)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Elizabeth Williams

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    5. Act I: Cet enfant qu'avec vous (Amine, Ali, Morgiane)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    6. Act I: Ah! Merci, cher Ali (Amine, Ali)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    7. Act I: Qu'elle est belle l'étoile (Ali, Amine, Chorus)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer, Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    8. Act I: Et maintenant, amis (Hagi Hassan, A Servant, Morgiane, Amine, Ali)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Joshua Conyers, Valencia Pleasant, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    9. Act I: Seigneur Hagi Hassan (Beher, Hagi Hassan, Amine, Ali)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    10. Act I: Quelle sotte fureur (Beher, Amine, Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Jonathan Woody, Nicole Cabell, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    11. Act II: Introduction - Ouvrons le marché (Chorus of the Merchants, A Merchant)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    12. Act II: Ils sont jaloux, je connais la race (Hagi Hassan, Chorus of the Merchants, A Lord, Ali, First Merchant, Second Merchant, Third Merchant, Morgiane, Voice of Amine)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Joshua Conyers, Antonio Domino Jr., Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    13. Act II: On m'enchaîne, on m'entraîne (Amine, Beher, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus of the Merchants)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Nicole Cabell, Jonathan Woody, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    14. Act II: Chacun est parti (Ali, Morgiane, Hagi Hassan)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    15. Act III: Entrance - Mon plan est arrêté (Kourouschah)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    16. Act III: Par vos ordres (Amine, Kourouschah)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Nicole Cabell, Kenneth Kellogg

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    17. Act III: Indomptable fierté (Kourouschah)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    18. Act III: Honneur, honneur (Chorus, Kourouschah, Amine)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    19. Act III: Qu'on m'apporte à l'instant (Kourouschah)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    20. Act III: Des chanteurs déguisés (Beher, Kourouschah, Chorus, Hagi Hassan, Ali, Morgiane)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Jonathan Woody, Kenneth Kellogg, Joshua Conyers, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    21. Act III: Puisque le Sultan le demande (Hagi Hassan, Ali, Kourouschah, Morgiane, Beher)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Joshua Conyers, Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Jonathan Woody

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    22. Act III: Pleure, pleure (Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    23. Act III: Quand l'espoir t'es ravi (Ali, Kourouschah)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    24. Act III: Le bonheur des familles (Ali, Kourouschah, Beher, Amine, Chorus)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg, Jonathan Woody, Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    25. Act III: Qu'on les enchaîne (Kourouschah, Amine, Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    26. Act IV: Entrance

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    27. Act IV: En vain vous déployez (Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Kourouschah, Amine)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    28. Act IV: Vole, vole, notre âme (Morgiane, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    29. Act IV: Imprudente réponse (Kourouschah, Morgiane, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    30. Act IV: Je reste confondu (Hagi Hassan, Kourouschah, Amine, Ali, Morgiane)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Joshua Conyers, Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    31. Act IV: Petite bague taillée (Morgiane, Kourouschah, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Mary Elizabeth Williams, Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    32. Act IV: Au ridicule ajoutant l'infamie (Kourouschah, Amine, Ali)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley

    33. Act IV: Vous vivrez mon père (Amine, Hagi Hassan, Ali, Morgiane, Kourouschah, Chorus)

      Composer: Edmond Dédé

      Ensemble: OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra

      Performer: Nicole Cabell, Joshua Conyers, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Kenneth Kellogg

      Conductor: Patrick Dupre Quigley


Delos partners with Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole to present this world premiere recording of the earliest complete opera by a Black American. This recording is not a revival - it is a revelation. More than a century after it's completion, Edmond Dédé's Morgiane is finally being heard, thanks to the tireless work of Givonna Joseph, founder of OperaCréole, conductor Patrick Dupre Quigley, and many others. Born in New Orleans, Dédé fled an apartheid-like existence for free people of color in the southern United States to build his career in France, a move that turned to exert a great influence on his composing style. In that respect, Morgiane is not only beautiful, but it also bridges worlds: American and French, Black and white, powerful and marginalized. It is the work of a composer who labored with conviction and brilliance, even as he feared no one might ever hear his music.