20 reactions | Multi-hyphenate Rhiannon Giddens is dropping by to give us today's season hint. She adds opera composer and librettist to an awe-inspiring resume with a brand new opera (co-composed with an LAO favorite) that tells a harrowing, untold story. This is our second-to-last clue, so be sure to give us your best guess. | LA Opera | Facebook

Banjo player Rhiannon Giddens performs the opening piece from "Omar," an #opera she composed with Michael Abels about an enslaved Muslim in the Carolinas. The show premiered at the Spoleto Festival USA last month and will be performed at LA Opera later this year. | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover