Chagrin Arts Presents Blind Injustice

Chagrin Arts Northeast Ohio Premiere of Blind Injustice is a powerful new American opera based on the true stories of six Ohioans who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated through the work of the Ohio Innocence Project.

With music by Scott Davenport Richards and a libretto by David Cote, the opera combines jazz, rock, hip-hop, blues, and gospel to tell these powerful stories.  Approximately 40% of the libretto is drawn directly from interviews with the exonerees, bringing an added layer of authenticity to the performance.

Originally commissioned and premiered by Cincinnati Opera in July 2019 to 5 sold-out audience, Blind Injustice is a thought provoking and emotionally resonant work that explores the human cost of wrongful conviction and the resilience of those who survive it.

Directed by Eric van Baars and conducted by Andrew Grams, this groundbreaking opera is more than a performance. It is a call for reflection, conversation, and justice.