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(Whyyy is this even a question? How is this not obvious?!)”. Mezzo-soprano, Jamie Barton, also shared her views on the social media platform and said, “It's been a long day and I'm hella tired, but I’m not too tired to say that BLACKFACE IS, AND ALWAYS WAS DISGUSTINGLY WRONG. You can get out of here with your “artistic expression.” I don’t care how famous you are or if you’re the opera company. Michael Sumuel, an operatic bass-baritone from Texas commented on Twitter, “It’s very simple: Blackface is disgusting. Opera performers across the world were quick to comment on their disappointment with the decision from the Italian venue. Opera poster of Aida at the Verona Arena, edited in 1913 and reproduced to commemorate 100 performances in 1968.

Our season is like a historical museum of the theatrical taste during the last century.” The company also noted, “we follow what was made in 1913 and many decades ago when Zeffirelli staged his first ‘Aida.’ We are following what they decided to do in that era. The company added: “We decided to have a philological approach and as long as we don’t have a new production, we follow that philological approach. We want our history to feel like it is living.” We don’t have New Productions every year. Somehow, the Arena di Verona is a theatrical museum. “So as long as we have a historical production, it is very hard to change them because it means changing something that was designed that way. Everywhere in the world used to have what you call Blackface. The second one is the Zeffirelli ‘Aida’ which was made when these sensitive topics were not such an issue. Instagram continued: “We have two ‘Aidas.’ One is a copy of the one that opened the Arena di Verona in 1913 and this is a replica. Read more: La Scala brings back soprano Anna Netrebko and plans to open new season with Russian operaĪnna Netrebko stars in Verdi’s Aida at the Arena di Verona this summer. In response to criticism over the 2022 production, Arena di Verona Opera Festival told Opera Wire: “The point is that as long as we do a historical Aida in the Arena, it is very difficult for us to change something.” Wilson did not perform in the third performance and was instead replaced by soprano, María José Siri, who did wear Blackface. On the second night of the show, the soprano still wore skin darkening makeup, though lighter than originally intended by the production.

In 2019, soprano Tamara Wilson became the first soprano in 106 years to openly criticise the Blackface worn by Aida in the Arena di Verona, whilst playing the role herself.