Opera and race

‘Classical opera has a racism problem’ ran a headline in the New York Times in 2019, one of many articles in recent years to discuss the subject. Racism is high on the list of issues the opera world is looking to tackle, and in this episode we’re joined by two artists from different sides of the Atlantic, exploring how they are striving to create an opera and classical music culture that better reflects the communities they serve.

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Oper Frankfurt From Studio to Stage

Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Rossini Opera Festival Accademia Rossiniana

Masterclass with Sarah Connolly

Music extracts

Introduction and closing from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Overture

Verdi ‘Dance of the young Moorish slaves’ from Aida at Opera di Roma view flashback here

Mozart ‘Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden’ from Die Zauberflöte at the Royal College of Music with tenor Dafydd Jones

Verdi ‘D’un uom che geme sotto il tuo disdegno’ from Otello at Poznań Opera with soprano Iwona Sobotka and tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones view performance here

Loki Karuna https://www.lokikaruna.com/

Pegasus Opera https://pegasusoperacompany.org/