Lyric Opera of Kansas City Presents: Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life

Thu, Mar 19 2026

6:30pm - 7:30pm

The Auditorium at Woodneath Library Center

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Subjects

Performance

Age Group

Ages 11 and up

Presenter

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Registration

Registration Required

Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life celebrates the life and legacy of one of America’s most influential literary voices. Born in 1901 in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was an early innovator of jazz poetry and a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. This semi-staged musical and literary experience honors Hughes’s extraordinary legacy and amplifies his singular voice and texts, illuminating the universal human experiences of joy, struggle, and aspiration. Geared for ages 11 and up.

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