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Josh Charney presents Bula Matari | Breaker of Rocks.

This one act opera tells the historical tale of British explorer Henry Morton Stanley’s tumultuous expedition through the African Congo into the Sudan to rescue Emin Pasha, a European governor under attack by an army of Islamic freedom fighters led by Muhammad Ahmad, a man who claims to be the Mahdi - the redeemer of Islam. 

Performers
Henry Stanley - Jonathan Nussman
The Mahdi - Barbara Byers
Emin Pasha - Adam Davis

Piano - Siu Hei Lee
Double Bass - Kyle Motl
Double Bass - Tommy Babin
Percussion - Chris Clarino 

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