

Image Credit: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum


Image Credit: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
DETERMINED to make it to the starting line, Stroud mostly walks and runs 2,000 miles across defacto segregated America. Through visions and memories he corresponds with his mystical Aunt Jennie, pragmatic sister, Effie, and competitive brother, Tandy. As he recounts his journey, their voices become his counterpoint and strength. Tragically, he arrives at the race on time but loses due to malnutrition and exhaustion.
CREATED AND CONCEIVED BY
Race the opera is a project of the International Brazilian Opera Company developed in partnership with the Stroud Family. We’ve asked you to visit this page because you may be capable of assisting in the commission, donation, and sponsorship for this significant American story. Let’s start a conversation to advance American opera with diverse representation. With your help, the opera will be premiered in Fall 2024, Colorado Springs.
International Brazilian Opera Company is a New York 501c3 registered non-profit.
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Brazilianopera.com
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203 W.111th Street, 4A NYC, NY 10026



Ashley Cornelius is the Pikes Peak Region Poet
Laureate based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
She is a nationally recognized and award-winning
spoken-word poet, facilitator, and keynote
speaker. Her poetry reflects her intersectionality as a Black woman and works towards art equity. Ashley Cornelius is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) and has a master’s in International Disaster Psychology from the University of Denver. Ashley received the Bee an Arts Champion Award from the Bee Vradenburg Foundation. She is a 2021 Colorado Springs Business Journal Rising Star. She is the 2019 gold winner of the Colorado Springs Independent Best of Artist Category. She competed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2018. She is a two-time Tedx speaker.






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