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Open Studio: Dr. Everett McCorvey talks in depth about 'American Stories' project

WUKY | By Alan Lytle
Published June 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT
In March University of Kentucky Opera Theatre presented “Sanctuary Road,” a story of enslaved people on the Underground Railroad. This opera is part of a multi-year series UK Opera Theatre is presenting called “American Stories.”
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In March University of Kentucky Opera Theatre presented “Sanctuary Road,” a story of enslaved people on the Underground Railroad. This opera is part of a multi-year series UK Opera Theatre is presenting called “American Stories.”

On this week's episode of Open Studio Tom Musgrave continues his conversation with Dr. Everett McCorvey, director of the University of Kentucky Opera Theater Program. Opera has its origins in Europe, but in this segment, Dr. McCorvey discusses UK Opera Theater's initiative to tell American stories by American composers and librettists as part of its performance schedule over the next few years.

Tom Musgrave recently penned an article about UK Opera Theatre's American Stories series for UK Now:

https://uknow.uky.edu/arts-culture/uk-opera-theatre-series-celebrates-american-stories-voices-artistry
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Alan Lytle
Alan Lytle has more than 25 years of experience as a Kentucky broadcaster. Over that span he has earned multiple awards for anchoring, writing and producing news & features for WUKY. He took home the Kentucky Broadcasters Association's Best Radio Anchor award in 2021.
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