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 ...

The American performer said she will pull out "La Traviata," citing the theater's recent use of blackface, which she called "offensive, humiliating and outright racist." By The Associated Press ...

Soprano Angel Blue says she won't perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of a different work this summer on the same stage. The U.S. singer posted a note on ...

Award-winning Black opera singer, Angel Blue, withdrew from a performance scheduled for later this month in Italy. Blue shared on social media that the venue used “blackface makeup” in a showing of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The American soprano Angel Blue said she would not appear at the Arena di Verona after the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and other performers wore ...