(S3) 6: The balance needs to be redressed - a podcast by Ros & Adele

Ros and Adele report on various aspects of race and racist structures within opera, including: the treatment of Pretty Yende at Charles de Gaule Airport, casting discrepancies, whether companies have walked the walk following their Black Lives Matter statements in 2020, and recommendations for other podcasts and reading material. Links in Linktree and here: https://www.bipocarts.com https://theconversation.com/opera-is-stuck-in-a-racist-sexist-past-while-many-in-the-audience-have-moved-on-120073 Just read this too: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/28/preserved-in-aspic-opera-embarks-on-diversity-drive this is v current from asian racism: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scottish-opera-pulls-out-of-award-in-nixon-in-china-make-up-race-row-v6vqkq5s5 https://open.spotify.com/show/2wWVYrO8YXp2zKvjRhxksY?si=6_ZGtpH5StCwHBO1x9ItJA&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1

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