Black Opera Alliance has denounced the upcoming production of “Emmett Till, The Opera.” In an Instagram post, the organization lamented the fact that the tragedy, which saw 14-year-old boy Emmett Till lynched by two white men in Mississippi back in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white women, would be portrayed from the perspective of a white person. While the {…}
UPDATE: OperaWire reached out the Black Opera Alliance regarding information on which companies had supported and rejected the pledge and was informed that Opera San Antonio was the lone company to refuse; BOA will provide more information on specific companies supporting the pledge in the future. The article follows as originally published. The Black Opera Alliance and international arts management {…}
The Black Opera Alliance has issued a statement after the Tusla Opera removed Daniel Bernard Roumain’s “They Still Want to Kill Us” aria from the upcoming “Greenwood Overcomes” concert. In a written response, the organization said, “Mr. Roumain’s composition is reflective of a personal connection to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 as a Black American. Tulsa is a city {…}
The Black Opera Alliance and TRG Arts have announced a new partnership to track and report progress in opera towards racial equity. In addition to quarterly insight reports, the partnership will unveil a new system to help monitor benchmarks in matters of equity, diversity, and inclusion. “We are pleased to partner with TRG Arts in this incredibly important work because {…}