Nero’s Mistress Meets Du Bois’s Afro-Futurism

In “The Comet/Poppea” double-opera at Schwartzman.

By: Janday Wilson

Outlets: Midbrow

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 1,096

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The Comet/Poppea
Yale Schwartzman Center
New Haven
March 23, 2026

I have been to only two operas in my life, so imagine my delight when I got the rare chance to double my opera intake in a single evening. The spectacle left me, in a word, stunned.

I was so mesmerized I forgot, for a moment, the intense work that lay ahead. How was I meant to comprehend the viewing of two operas at once, let alone convey the stories …

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