The Denyce Graves Foundation to Posthumously Honor Mary Cardwell Dawson, Founder of the National Negro Opera Company, at Events in Washington, D.C. January 19 - 22, 2023 Ahead of Black History Month
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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hidden Voices is the education and advocacy initiative of The Denyce Graves Foundation (DGF).
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- WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hidden Voices is the education and advocacy initiative of The Denyce Graves Foundation (DGF).
- "Anchored between Martin Luther King Jr's birthday and Black History Month is the perfect time to tell the story of Mary Cardwell Dawson.
- Mary Cardwell Dawson was an American musician, teacher, and the founding director of the National Negro Opera Company in Pittsburgh, PA. Dawson was devoted to bringing opera to African American audiences.
- "In 1943-44, Mary Cardwell Dawson performed on the Watergate Floating Stage as it sat within the Potomac River.