Umar Rashid “Gone” a popular opera by celebrated Frenglish soldier in the Americas, Butrus of Sindh, on the tragic romance of Harlem Carl, and Rhiannon, pretender to the Welsh throne. Set in New Amsterdam/New Frengland, this sad tale centers on two lovers from different racial, and socio-economic backgrounds fighting to thrive amidst a revolutionary conflict of unprecedented scale. Due to the opera’s popularity throughout the world, it is sometimes performed in blackface. Cue Zwarte Peet, Jolson, and Olivier. 1800., 2023