John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com writes:
Soprano Latonia Moore is scheduled to return to Los Angeles and debut
at the Music Center's Walt Disney Concert, June 29, 2020 rests with
issues surrounding the coronavirus disease. In 2012, with one day's
notice, Latonia Moore made her spectacular debut at the Metropolitan
Opera in the leading role of Verdi's AIDA. Latonia Moore is scheduled to
sing AIDA again Oct. 13, 17, 20, and 24, 2020
at the Metropolitan Opera.
Recalling a
historical footnote, the great contralto Marian Anderson turned down an
opportunity to debut at the Metropolitan Opera in the role of AIDA
because she did not want her debut to be in a racially stereotyped role.
Consequently, Marian Anderson debut at the Metropolitan Opera did not
came until 1955 at 58 years of age in the role of ULRICA in Giuseppe
Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera. ULRICA is a fortune teller (witch) who
Verdi noted should be portrayed as a "Negro". See pic 1 Latonia Moore, pic 2 Marian Anderson
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