Barès and Dédé were Creoles of Color – Dédé a free man, Barès born into enslavement. Both wrote and performed operas and concert pieces popular with black and white audiences, challenging the notion that classical music has been an exclusively white domain. Yet, since their lifetime, their compositions have not been performed, and some have never been presented to the public. New Orleans musicians are now resurrecting their works. Ensemble OperaCréole with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra are now staging Dédé’s long lost opera, and pianist Oscar Rossignoli is presenting a concert of Barès’ dances. E & B documents the path to these premieres as a springboard into a search for the composers’ extraordinary lives and Creole culture.