#OTD Jan 28, 1972: Scott Joplin’s folk opera ‘Treemonisha’ received its world premiere at the Symphony Hall Memorial Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, more than 50 years after the composer's death.
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"Scott Joplin, Folk Opera 'Treemonisha,' 1972." Historianspeaks, February 1, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/scott-joplin-folk-opera-treemonisha-1972.
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