Intelligence • LSO Live 2025
Intelligence is based on the little-known true story of two women – one formerly enslaved, one a Southern woman of privilege – who infiltrated the Confederate White House and ran a Union spy ring during the American Civil War. Created with director and choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and librettist Gene Scheer, the live recording was captured during the world-premiere run and features the original cast, led by Jamie Barton as Elizabeth Van Lew, Janai Brugger as Mary Jane Bowser, J’Nai Bridges as Lucinda, and Michael Mayes as Travis Briggs, with Kwamé Ryan conducting the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra.