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Russell Thomas: The acclaimed operatic tenor on diversity and blackface in opera
FromQ with Tom Power
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Russell Thomas: The acclaimed operatic tenor on diversity and blackface in opera
FromQ with Tom Power
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Acclaimed operatic tenor Russell Thomas shares his perspective on why banning blackface won't get at the root issues of opera's lack of diversity.
Released:
May 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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