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It was recorded at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Opera House, Washington D.C., USA on June 21-29, 2021 by the team at Soundmirror Inc. with Producer Blanton Alspaugh, Recording Engineer Brandon Johnson and Mastering Engineer Mark Donahue.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eNativeDSD exclusively presents Blue in its recorded Stereo and 5 Channel DXD format as well as exclusively in Stereo and 5 Channel DSD 256 and DSD 128 plus Stereo DSD 512.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is also available in Stereo and 5 Channel DSD 64.\r\n\r\nThe Music Critics Association of America named Blue the “Best New Opera” of 2020, while the Financial Times praised it as \u003cem\u003e“an exceptionally strong new opera about race in America”\u003c\/em\u003e, and hailed Tesori’s music as \u003cem\u003e“eclectic, but assuredly so, full of beauty and eloquence.”\u003c\/em\u003e The piece is sung by an excellent cast of vocalists, including Kenneth Kellogg as The Father, Briana Hunter as The Mother, and Aaron Crouch as The Son, while The Washington National Opera Orchestra is led by rising star conductor Roderick Cox.\r\n\r\nJeanine Tesori is one of the most important American composers of today, with a diverse catalog for musical theatre, opera, film, and television. 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