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Metropolitan Opera Says Its 'Otello' Tenor Will Not Wear Blackface by Michael Cooper

Breaking with tradition, the Metropolitan Opera said the tenor singing the title role in Verdi's "Otello" will not perform in blackface.

SOURCE: The New York Times <span class="access-badge access-subscription" title="This site may require a subscription.">Subscription</span> at 7:49pm on August 4, 2015

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