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

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Composer
Edmond Dede
Artist
OperaCreole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra, Patrick Dupre Quigley
Format
CD
Label
Delos
Released
Feb 20, 2026
Catalog #
DE 3628
UPC
013491362823

About

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.

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Overture 06:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Overture
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  3. 2 Act I: La brise est pure (Chorus, Ali, Amine) 06:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: La brise est pure (Chorus, Ali, Amine)
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  4. 3 Act I: Entouré de tous mes amis (Hagi Hassan) 03:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Entouré de tous mes amis (Hagi Hassan)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  5. 4 Act I: Seigneur, je dois vous dire (Morgiane, Chorus) 04:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Seigneur, je dois vous dire (Morgiane, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Mary Elizabeth Williams
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  6. 5 Act I: Cet enfant qu'avec vous (Amine, Ali, Morgiane) 03:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Cet enfant qu'avec vous (Amine, Ali, Morgiane)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  7. 6 Act I: Ah! Merci, cher Ali (Amine, Ali) 03:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Ah! Merci, cher Ali (Amine, Ali)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  8. 7 Act I: Qu'elle est belle l'étoile (Ali, Amine, Chorus) 02:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Qu'elle est belle l'étoile (Ali, Amine, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Chauncey Packer, Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  9. 8 Act I: Et maintenant, amis (Hagi Hassan, A Servant, Morgiane, Amine, Ali) 01:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Et maintenant, amis (Hagi Hassan, A Servant, Morgiane, Amine, Ali)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Joshua Conyers, Valencia Pleasant, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  10. 9 Act I: Seigneur Hagi Hassan (Beher, Hagi Hassan, Amine, Ali) 04:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Seigneur Hagi Hassan (Beher, Hagi Hassan, Amine, Ali)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  11. 10 Act I: Quelle sotte fureur (Beher, Amine, Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus) 03:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Quelle sotte fureur (Beher, Amine, Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Jonathan Woody, Nicole Cabell, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  12. 11 Act II: Introduction - Ouvrons le marché (Chorus of the Merchants, A Merchant) 05:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: Introduction - Ouvrons le marché (Chorus of the Merchants, A Merchant)
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  13. 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) 10:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    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)
    Duration
    10:54
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Joshua Conyers, Antonio Domino Jr., Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  14. 13 Act II: On m'enchaîne, on m'entraîne (Amine, Beher, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus of the Merchants) 08:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: On m'enchaîne, on m'entraîne (Amine, Beher, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus of the Merchants)
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, Jonathan Woody, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  15. 14 Act II: Chacun est parti (Ali, Morgiane, Hagi Hassan) 07:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Chacun est parti (Ali, Morgiane, Hagi Hassan)
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 Act III: Entrance - Mon plan est arrêté (Kourouschah) 07:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act III: Entrance - Mon plan est arrêté (Kourouschah)
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  18. 2 Act III: Par vos ordres (Amine, Kourouschah) 05:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III: Par vos ordres (Amine, Kourouschah)
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  19. 3 Act III: Indomptable fierté (Kourouschah) 01:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III: Indomptable fierté (Kourouschah)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  20. 4 Act III: Honneur, honneur (Chorus, Kourouschah, Amine) 01:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III: Honneur, honneur (Chorus, Kourouschah, Amine)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  21. 5 Act III: Qu'on m'apporte à l'instant (Kourouschah) 02:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III: Qu'on m'apporte à l'instant (Kourouschah)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  22. 6 Act III: Des chanteurs déguisés (Beher, Kourouschah, Chorus, Hagi Hassan, Ali, Morgiane) 01:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III: Des chanteurs déguisés (Beher, Kourouschah, Chorus, Hagi Hassan, Ali, Morgiane)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Jonathan Woody, Kenneth Kellogg, Joshua Conyers, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  23. 7 Act III: Puisque le Sultan le demande (Hagi Hassan, Ali, Kourouschah, Morgiane, Beher) 07:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III: Puisque le Sultan le demande (Hagi Hassan, Ali, Kourouschah, Morgiane, Beher)
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Joshua Conyers, Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Jonathan Woody
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  24. 8 Act III: Pleure, pleure (Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan) 01:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: Pleure, pleure (Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  25. 9 Act III: Quand l'espoir t'es ravi (Ali, Kourouschah) 02:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III: Quand l'espoir t'es ravi (Ali, Kourouschah)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  26. 10 Act III: Le bonheur des familles (Ali, Kourouschah, Beher, Amine, Chorus) 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III: Le bonheur des familles (Ali, Kourouschah, Beher, Amine, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg, Jonathan Woody, Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  27. 11 Act III: Qu'on les enchaîne (Kourouschah, Amine, Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus) 03:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: Qu'on les enchaîne (Kourouschah, Amine, Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  28. 12 Act IV: Entrance 03:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act IV: Entrance
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  29. 13 Act IV: En vain vous déployez (Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Kourouschah, Amine) 11:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act IV: En vain vous déployez (Morgiane, Ali, Hagi Hassan, Kourouschah, Amine)
    Duration
    11:04
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Mary Elizabeth Williams, Chauncey Packer, Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  30. 14 Act IV: Vole, vole, notre âme (Morgiane, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan) 01:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act IV: Vole, vole, notre âme (Morgiane, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  31. 15 Act IV: Imprudente réponse (Kourouschah, Morgiane, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan) 04:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act IV: Imprudente réponse (Kourouschah, Morgiane, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  32. 16 Act IV: Je reste confondu (Hagi Hassan, Kourouschah, Amine, Ali, Morgiane) 03:08
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act IV: Je reste confondu (Hagi Hassan, Kourouschah, Amine, Ali, Morgiane)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Joshua Conyers, Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  33. 17 Act IV: Petite bague taillée (Morgiane, Kourouschah, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan) 03:14
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act IV: Petite bague taillée (Morgiane, Kourouschah, Amine, Ali, Hagi Hassan)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Mary Elizabeth Williams, Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer, Joshua Conyers
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  34. 18 Act IV: Au ridicule ajoutant l'infamie (Kourouschah, Amine, Ali) 03:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act IV: Au ridicule ajoutant l'infamie (Kourouschah, Amine, Ali)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Nicole Cabell, Chauncey Packer
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley
  35. 19 Act IV: Vous vivrez mon père (Amine, Hagi Hassan, Ali, Morgiane, Kourouschah, Chorus) 03:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act IV: Vous vivrez mon père (Amine, Hagi Hassan, Ali, Morgiane, Kourouschah, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Edmond Dédé
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, Joshua Conyers, Chauncey Packer, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    OperaCréole Ensemble, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Patrick Dupre Quigley