Don't Be Angry! - A recital featuring Justin Austin

A recital featuring Justin Austin

World-renowned baritone Justin Austin will reprise a program he debuted at Carnegie Hall in March 2024. He curated this arrangement of songs in response to the often-heard phrase “Don’t Be Angry!,” highlighting irony, dissidence and rage. It includes music by Kurt Weill (Three Penny Opera), Olaf Bienert, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Robert Owens, set to poems by Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Tucholsky, Walt Whitman, and Langston Hughes among others. Austin will be joined in conversation with Sabine Eckmann, William T. Kemper Director & Chief Curator, to discuss this captivating program and accompanying exhibition.

Justin Austin, Baritone
Gail Hintz, Piano

Doors open at 7 pm.

Free and open to the public; registration is required. 
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ASL Interpretation
American Sign Language interpretation can be arranged for public events upon request. This service is free, but we ask for two weeks' notice. Requests can be made by contacting kempereducation@wustl.edu.

Parking & Location
Free parking is available in the East End Garage after 5 pm and on weekends. Enter at the intersection of Forsyth Blvd and Wrighton Way. View a map and complete parking information here.

Support
This event is part of the “Belonging in Opera” series. In spring 2021 WashU’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, in partnership with WashU’s Department of Music and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, began a multi-year exploration of race and opera through scholarly conversations; exchanges between composers, performers, researchers, and arts administrators; and performances by some of the world’s preeminent contemporary musicians. The aim of the series is to gain unique insights into the ways in which race and ethnicity have shaped the history of opera and are animating its future.