Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life
Created and Directed by Alyson Cambridge
Running time: 60 minutes, including a talkback after the show.
Presented in English with English captions.
Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life received its world premiere on March 15, 2026.
Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life is presented in partnership with the Missouri Humanities with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund. Additional support is provided, in part, by the Dr. Mary E. Brothers Resident Artist Performance Fund and Ellen & Irv Hockaday.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City's 2025–2026 season is sponsored by the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts and the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation, with public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
"I Dream a World" by Langston Hughes
Used with Permission of International Literary Properties LLC.
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