The Nashville Opera’s “One Vote Won,” with a timely message about the importance of elections, will be performed twice — at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. — on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Alhambra Theatre.
The Pennyroyal Arts Council, in a press release, said the story behind the opera is this:
“On a big Election Day, Gloria, a young woman in her 20s, is squarely convinced that she does not need to go vote … that is, until she is befriended by two hidden figures from history. Will these civil rights legends convince her in time to make it to the polls?”
The one-act opera is by Emmy-nominated composer Dave Ragland and features three performers, said Pennyroyal Arts Council spokeswoman Molly Campbell.
“Think your voice doesn’t matter? History proves it does!,” the release states. “One Vote Won is an original opera during an iconic time that brings together the Women’s Suffrage Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and the disenfranchisement of modern-day voters to tell a story of personal liberty and the hard-earned right to make change by casting your vote.”
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and military. They can be purchased online.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
