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Opus 143

3/22/2022

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Founded in 2020, the Black Opera Alliance has continued to stake its claim on arts activism, with the organization both speaking up for Black professionals in opera and speaking against institutions in opera that maintain the status quo. Among BOA's Leadership Council members is soprano Jayme Alilaw, who joins Garrett to talk about art, activism, and accountability. Scott honors Annie Lennox in the second movement, and offers his thoughts on dealing with hecklers in arts spaces. Both Scott and Garrett revisit the conversation surrounding the controversial Emmett Till opera, and spend the weekly TRILLOQUY responding to a UCLA job posting that offered zero pay. 
Playlist:

Bob Dylan - "The Death of Emmett Till"
Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble - "Sunrise" 
Edgard Varese - "Ionisation"
Chen Gang and He Zhanhao - "Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto" (perf. Hsinchu City Youth Chinese Orchestra)
Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams"
Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"
Florence Price - "Night" (perf. Jayme Alilaw and B.E. Boykin)
Sergei Prokofiev - "Romeo and Juliet" (perf. USC Symphony)
More:

Jayme Alilaw, soprano
The Black Opera Alliance
US House Passes CROWN Act
Downbeat (Whoopi Goldberg on natural hair)
Composer Mary D. Watkins & Librettist Clare Coss Respond to Criticism of ‘Emmett Till’
WDAV-FM Makes History
Metropolitan Opera to Ban Heckler from Future Performances
UCLA Pummeled Over Adjunct Job Without Pay
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