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Should opera companies use colour-blind or colour-conscious opera casting…
Should opera companies use colour-blind or colour-conscious opera casting approaches to role auditions?
Definitions
Colour-blind casting
the practice of casting without considering the actor’s ethnicity, skin color, body shape, sex, and/or gender” (Wills)
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Colour-conscious casting
the opposite of colour-blind casting: taking into consideration the actor’s skin colour, body shape, and other characteristics
BIPOC
black, indigenous, or person/people of colour
Stakeholders
Blind
Opera singers
affirms their vocal abilities by disregarding their race and/or ethnic background when they are being taken into consideration for the role
Conscious
Opera singers
tokenism - roped into an opera company’s scheme to be “more diverse” in terms of casting, and have them be the sole representative BIPOC
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Blind
Pros
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"widens opera's options" – diversifies opera casting, creating opportunities for BIPOC singers
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