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• 113 opera companies in the US were sent Black Opera Alliance’s “Pledge for Racial Equity and Systemic Change in Opera.” (The Pledge) • 48% of US opera companies have responded “Yes” to The Pledge and 1% has responded “No.” • 23% of opera companies who received data workbooks detailing artistic hires
May 4, 2021 · The report notes that 106 opera companies in the U.S. were sent the pledge, with 44 percent responding “yes” and one company refusing to sign the pledge. Among the companies that pledged support were the Seattle Opera, Austin Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and Washington National Opera.
Jul 16, 2020 · Opera companies can start by simply paying attention to what Black artists are saying in discussions like the one organized by Ms. Bridges, or in online talk shows such as Mr. Brownlee’s “The ...
Eric Owens, as Porgy, in “Porgy and Bess,” in New York, Sept. 12, 2019. “The opera opened the Metropolitan Opera’s most recent season, featured an almost exclusively Black cast but was directed and conducted by white men — an example of how the art form has historically elevated some singers of color while remaining overwhelmingly white offstage,” writes New York Times critic ...
Apr 30, 2021 · The U.S. population is 12% Black. Opera companies in communities where Black populations are greater than 12% have been more likely to respond "Yes" to the pledge and have the greatest proportion ...
Aug 24, 2021 · Black Opera Alliance. The mission of the Black Opera Alliance (BOA) is to empower Black classical artists and administrators by exposing systems of racial inequity and under-representation of the African diaspora in all facets of the industry and challenging institutions to implement drastic reform.
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Aug 26, 2021 · TRG Arts, an international arts and cultural consulting firm, in partnership with Black Opera Alliance (BOA), released a study measuring progress toward eight areas of needed transformation as defined in the September 2020 Pledge for Racial Equity and Systemic Change in Opera. The Pledge for Racial Equity and Systemic Change in Opera provides concrete steps for companies to follow, along {…}
