Anna Netrebko, 'Aida', And Why Opera Just Needs To Drop Blackface Already
The diva posted a photo of herself in her dressing room at the Mariinsky, all done up as Verdi's enslaved Ethiopian princess, and one commenter wrote, "Beautiful singing! But is the blackface really necessary?" Netrebko replied, "Black Face and Black Body for Ethiopien [sic] princess, for Verdi['s] greatest opera! YES!" And, of course, all hell […]