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THE LESSONS OF SUSANNAH After half a century, Carlisle Floyd’s opera still has much to teach us By Roger Pines Susannah has been performed thousands of times over the past seven decades. It reaches out to seemingly every audience, not just with Carlisle Floyd’s magnificent yet instantly accessible music, but also with a story that has never lost its relevance. This was a deeply personal work for Floyd. Although its hymns and folk-like moments were entirely his own, they were very much in the spirit and tradition of music he’d always known. As a child he attended revival meetings, which he remembered as “very terrifying,” with an unnerving ...

Home, Community, and Sense of Place Exhibition Partners: Joslyn Castle & Gardens and Opera Omaha Exhibition Dates: January 9 – January 27, 2026 Location: Joslyn Castle & Gardens Special Partnership Installation: Select works will move to the Orpheum Theater January 28–February 1, 2026, for Opera Omaha’s performance of Susannah Submission Deadline: Jan 1, 2026 Entry Fee: No fee to enter Exhibition Overview Home, Community, and Sense of Place is an exhibition that explores the deep and often complex connections between belonging and the idea of home. Artists are invited to reflect on how individuals and communities experience, construct, and define place. What does home look like for you—or in what landscape do you feel most grounded? How do c...