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Black Classical Musicians Share Stories Of The Crap They’ve Had To Put Up With

MUSIC Posted: July 31, 2020 7:03 am

“During my senior year of undergrad, my voice teacher complimented me on my final Mainstage role by saying: ‘You did great! And you don’t even look African-American on stage!'”
“[The language coach] said, ‘Silly me … no ‘decent’ French ever comes from such big lips anyways … Maybe patois, but not Français.'” – WQXR (New York City)

MUSIC Published: 07.28.20

Read the story in WQXR (New York City) Published: 07.28.20

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