U.S. soprano, offended by Blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

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U.S. soprano, offended by Blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

By Frances De’Milio, The Associated Press Soprano Angel Blue said that she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because Blackface was used in the staging of a […]

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