This Little Light of Mine

World Premiere

Music by Chandler Carter
Libretto by Diana Solomon-Glover
Commissioned by Santa Fe Opera’s Opera for All Voices

Santa Fe Opera, 2022

This Little Light of Mine is the story of legendary activist Fannie Lou Hamer, who with no more than a fourth-grade education, successfully fought to secure the right to vote for Black Americans in the segregated south.

Director: Beth Greenberg
Conductor: Jeri Lynne Johnson
Set Design: Lawrence E. Moten III
Costume Design: Brooke Stanton
Lighting Design: Jason Lynch
Projection Design: Katherine Freer
Photos: Lawrence E. Moten III

“Excellent production shines a light on the fight for equal rights for Black citizens in 1960s United States.” — Broadway World