The Central Park Five (opera)
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The Central Park Five is a two-act American opera composed by Anthony Davis with libretto by Richard Wesley.[1] It premiered on June 15, 2019, at the Long Beach Opera Company in California. The premiere was directed by Andreas Mitisek and conducted by Leslie Dunner.[2] Davis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for the opera on May 4, 2020.[3][4] An earlier, shorter version, titled Five, was premiered in Newark, New Jersey, in 2016 by the Trilogy Company.[5] A staged concert production has been announced by New York City Opera; the date has not been set.[6]
Not to be confused with the April 19, 1989 criminal case, the 2012 film about the case, or When They See Us, a 2019 TV mini-series about the case.