“Treemonisha” took more than a century to make its Florida debut — and it was so very worth the wait. Scott Joplin’s 1911 opera is being given a production as exquisite as it is exuberant by Opera ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Treemonisha is often considered America's first opera and features a tuneful score ...

When I first heard Scott Joplin’s “Bethena,” I was a college freshman and my friend Robert was playing it on the piano in a common room. The college’s century-old Steinway was appallingly out of tune, ...

When “Treemonisha” takes the stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, it represents more than an evening’s entertainment. Opera Orlando is presenting the Florida premiere of this ...

(May 5, 1976) -- A special Pulitzer Prize was given posthumously Monday to America's "King of Ragtime," Scott Joplin for the music he composed throughout his career. The award to the Texarkana native ...

Discover the incredible story of Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime. From his groundbreaking "Maple Leaf Rag" to the posthumous recognition of his opera "Treemonisha," explore how Joplin shaped ...

Scott Joplin’s lost opera “Treemonisha” premieres in Florida at the Dr. Phillips Center Credit: Courtesy photo Legendary American jazz and ragtime composer Scott Joplin’s lost opera Treemonisha is ...

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texarkana native Scott Joplin, the King of ragtime exhibit and silent auction, is taking place at the Gallery at 1894 through Friday. Curator Carol Collins-Miles said the auction's ...

SEDALIA, Mo. (KCTV) - An annual summer music festival is set to return to Sedalia in 2025 as it honors the more than half-century-old legacy of Ragtime, where it all began. Scott Joplin Festival ...