"Show Boat" sails into Natchez.More than 100 years ago, the Cotton Blossom made its way up and down the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. , stopping at towns and opening up its decks for exciting performances. Pioneers throughout the state of Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by would come together to enjoy one of the most popular venues of entertainment at the time: show boats. The Cotton Blossom will soon return to Natchez Natchez, city, United States Natchez, city (1990 pop. 19,460), seat of Adams co., SW Miss., on bluffs above the Mississippi River; settled 1716, inc. 1803. once again, only this time in a May 1 production of the Broadway musical "Show Boat," as part of the 14th annual Natchez Festival of Music. The musical centers around the plight of the Cotton Blossom and the trials and tribulations of three generations of families working on the river boat. From jazz to opera and Broadway shows to classical performances, the festival offers something for all music lovers. Audiences will come alive with the sound of music at "An Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein" May 15 and get swept away by the operatic op·er·at·ic adj. Of, related to, or typical of the opera: an operatic aria. [From opera1. genius of Puccini in the renowned opera "Turandot" on May 22. Other performances include a weekend of jazz featuring the Marcus Roberts Marcus Roberts (born August 7, 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American jazz pianist who has achieved fame as a gifted stride pianist committed to celebrating classic standards and jazz traditions. Trio May 7-8 and "The Impresario," a one-act operatic comedy by Mozart that features a four-member cast, May 9. The festival will run through the month of May and is sponsored by a host of organizations, including the Mississippi Arts Commission and Alcorn State University Alcorn State University, located near Lorman, Mississippi, United States, is a public land grant university. It was founded in 1871 as the nation's first state-supported higher education institution for blacks. . It features a wide variety of musical performances, lectures, and free outdoor concerts. For a complete schedule, tickets, or more information, call 866/758-6700 or see www.natchezopera.com. |
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