Artsbeat: Metropolitan Opera Says Its ‘otello’ Tenor Will Not Wear Blackface

MICHAEL COOPER, NY Times: Music
Tue, 08/04/2015 - 3:00pm

Breaking with tradition, the Metropolitan Opera said the tenor singing the title role in Verdi’s “Otello” will not perform in blackface.

Topics: metropolitan opera verdi s otello tenor blackface

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