Angel Blue, an African American soprano, has stepped down from her role in La Traviata at the Arena Di Verona in Verona, Italy. The reason is because a production of Verdi’s opera Aida performed ...

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In response to Blue’s cancellation, the Arena has since released a statement saying: “Fondazione Arena di Verona’s principal aim has always been to create peace through the spread and development of ...

Blue was set to join the cast of "La Traviata" starting July 22 at Arena di Verona, but the singer pulled out of the show after finding out the theater "made the decision to utilize blackface ...

Despite the criticisms, Arena di Verona Opera Festival continued with its “historical Aida ”. Many musicians have voiced their concerns, including US soprano Angel Blue, who was due to make her debut ...

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The Arena di Verona noted in a statement that it had been performing this production of “Aida” for two decades, and that it was well known when Blue agreed to appear this summer.

This summer the soprano is appearing at the Arena di Verona Opera Festival in the role, and earlier this week, took to Instagram to share photos of herself and the cast. In the photos she appears to ...

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The U.S. singer says she won't perform at Verona's Arena this month because the theater recently mounted another opera that had performers in blackface.