Composer Leslie Burrs will be in Knoxville in late February 2022 for the world premiere of his new opera I Can't Breathe, which will be performed by Marble City Opera and co-produced by subsequent opera companies in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio.

The production features an entirely African American artistic team with Libretto written by Knoxville's own Brandon Gibson, conducted by Garrett McQueen, and directed by Jonathan Clark of The Carpetbag Theatre http://www.carpetbagtheatre.org. You can read more about the show here: https://www.marblecityopera.com/icantbreathe

In this masterclass, Burrs will discuss his opera with UT School of Music students.