History: Musicals and Operas

Benno Frank served as Karamu's Director of Musical Productions (1948-1967) and Helmuth Wolfes served as Musical Director (1954-1967). The duo collaborated on more than 35 productions including classic European and American operas. In 1963, Karamu’s opera theatre was the first group outside New York to be invited to perform at the New York Summer Festival in Central Park followed by dinner on Fifth Avenue with Langston Hughes.