About Collection
Music Must Go On is a digital archive, exhibition, and collection created to honor the life and enduring impact of Madame Mary Cardwell Dawson, a renowned Black impresario of the Pittsburgh Opera.
Through a variety of mediums, this project examines the life, legacy, and relationships of Madame Dawson, as well as her peers and students, within the realms of opera, history, and research.
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Cover Image Credit: “The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson” {Photo Remixed by the Pittsburgh Opera}. The original image is housed at the Library of Congress, Portrait of Mary Cardwell Dawson. Box 13 / Folder 31, National Negro Opera Company Collection, Music Division.
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