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Why Do Fat Singers Fight So Hard For An Industry That Hates Us?
By Tracy Cox Sometimes, as a fat singer in the opera industry, I don’t know why I bother at all. Except that I love to sing. And that I...

Tracy Cox
Apr 9, 2021
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What She Said: Opera’s Stories About Women Are Stuck in Another Age. But Change Is Underway.
By Jennifer Cresswell and Kathleen Kelly Opera’s got a woman problem. Now, we love opera, make no mistake! But as women, particularly...
Jennifer Cresswell and Kathleen Kelly
Jan 5, 2021
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Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: A Study of Systemic Discrimination Against Women in Opera
By Zach Finkelstein, Dana Lynne Varga, and Hillary LaBonte Women face extraordinary odds of success in the opera world, from the...

Zach Finkelstein
Nov 23, 2020
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