Theatre· Dijon
Staggerwing
Staggerwing is an opera celebrating the 1936 Bendix Trophy Air Race victory by female pilots Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes flying a Beechcraft Staggerwing, while honoring the Beech Aircraft founders who championed women in aviation. Set in 1930s Wichita, Kansas, the opera features a score rooted in the territory jazz sound of Walter Page, Bennie Moten, and Count Basie.