Opera Philadelphia & Apollo Theater present CHARLIE PARKER'S YARDBIRD

https://www.operaphila.org - Opera Philadelphia and the Apollo Theater partner to present the New York Premiere of CHARLIE PARKER'S YARDBIRD, a chamber opera by composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly, April 1 & 3, 2016. The engagement, starring tenor Lawrence Brownlee as the jazz great, marks the first time opera has been performed on the Apollo Theater stage, and the first time Opera Philadelphia will play New York.