Who: Givonna Joseph
Degree: Bachelor of Music Therapy, ‘80
What: Co-founder and Artistic Director of OperaCréole
Givonna Joseph founded OperaCréole in 2011 with her daughter, Aria Mason. She serves as the organization's artistic director. OperaCréole works to bring “restorative justice to the world of Opera in the first city of Opera – New Orleans,” specifically by uplifting long-lost or rarely performed works by composers of African descent.
Joseph’s research on 19th Century New Orleans free classical and operatic