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I am Harriet Tubman, Free Woman

Composer
Librettist
Opera
HARRIET TUBMAN: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom (2014)
Score

Aria collection by Presser

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Performances
Voice Type
Soprano
Character
Harriet Tubman, a Black woman
Description

The four "name" arias in HARRIET TUBMAN portray stages in the title character's transformation from slave to freedom-fighter.

The grown Harriet Tubman reintroduces herself as a free woman, recounting the harrowing tale of escape from slavery. Confronted by bittersweet poignancy at having crossed the line to freedom without family to welcome her, she is inspired towards a new goal: returning home to rescue loved ones.

Length
7'
Image of the tessitura for the aria