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Posted June 4, 2020: Opera America united more than 100 opera singers in song in a message of hope and solidarity for a virtual performance of Light Shall Lift Us, a large ensemble work created by the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of composer Paul Moravec and librettist/lyricist Mark Campbell. Mark Campbell is an alumnus of the CU Department of Theatre & Dance. Among the singers is bass Wei Wu, alumus of the CU College of Music.

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