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In its 78th season, a world premiere for Pittsburgh Opera by Elizabeth Bloom / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In its 78th season, Pittsburgh Opera will make one of its most ambitious statements yet. The company will offer the first full production of Daniel Sonenberg's "The Summer King," an opera about Josh Gibson, the star catcher who played in baseball's Negro Leagues as a member of the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM on February 14, 2016

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