Samantha Rose Williams - American Patriot - From Opera Singer to Activist

The Stanford Arts Review described Samantha Rose
Williams as a “Mezzo-Soprano with ‘jaw-dropping vocal
power.” This opera singer and arts activist is committed to
creating space for critical discussion about art, culture, and
social change. Her latest project is American
Patriots, an opera she created that seeks to examine
patriotism from four vastly different perspectives:
African-American, Native American,  New American and white
Working-Class American. For this piece, Samantha asked 50
Americans from diverse racial, socio economic, political,
cultural and gender backgrounds to answer the question, “What is
a patriot?” Their verbatim answers became the lyrics for her
newest opera, which she sings magnificently. She hopes that
through sharing nuanced stories of people of all backgrounds and
beliefs, she can be a part of breaking down the walls of “us and
other” and help to create a more sympathetic and equitable
world.





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