opera Archives - 64 Parishes

Louisiana has boasted a rich classical music traditional since early European exploration and settlement.

Emy-Lou Biedenharn was a noted opera singer and philanthropist from Monroe.

Composer and cellist Joseph Arquier lived in New Orleans between 1800 and 1804.

New Orleans has an almost unbroken tradition of opera that began in 1796 and first documented ballet was presented just three years later.

The Théâtre d’Orléans , established in 1815, was located on Orleans Avenue between Royal and Bourbon streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

New Orleans–native Terence Blanchard is a multi-Grammy-winning, twice Oscar-nominated jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator.

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