Lyric Opera of Kansas City | Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life

Event Description:
 

Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life celebrates the life and legacy of one of America’s most influential literary voices. Born in 1901 in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was an early innovator of jazz poetry and a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. This semi-staged musical and literary experience honors Hughes’s extraordinary legacy and amplifies his singular voice and texts, illuminating the universal human experiences of joy, struggle, and aspiration.

Performance Dates:
March 15, 2026 at 10:30 am (Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church)
March 17, 2026 at 6:30 pm (Mid-Continent Public Library, Colbern Road Library Center)
March 19, 2026 at 6:30 pm (Mid-Continent Public Library, Woodneath Library Center)
March 20, 2026 at 6:30 pm (Black Archives of Mid-America)
March 21, 2026 at 1:00 pm (Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center)
March 23, 2026 at 6:30 pm (Mid-Continent Public Library, Midwest Genealogy Center)
March 27, 2026 at 6:00 pm (Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch)
March 28, 2026 at 11:00 am (Mid-Continent Public Library, Green Hills Library Center)
April 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm (Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Main Branch)

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