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My Name is Araminta

Composer
Librettist
Opera
HARRIET TUBMAN: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom (2014)
Score

Aria collection available from Presser

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Performances
Voice Type
Soprano
Character
Araminta "Minty" Ross (later Harriet Tubman), a Black woman
Description

The four "name" arias in HARRIET TUBMAN portray stages in the title character's transformation from slave to freedom-fighter.

First, as a child, she introduces herself as "Araminta", who is often called "Minty." Her naïve prattlings establish a dramatic contrast between childhood's contentment and the harsh realities of slave existence.

Length
5'
Image of the tessitura for the aria