Introducing Naomi Andre, Seattle Operas Scholar-in-Residence
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Naomi Andr\\xe9, a professor at the University of Michigan, has been a familiar presence at Seattle Opera for a couple seasons now; she helped us explore racial representation, casting, and what it means to support storytellers of color in 2018, as we were presenting Porgy and Bess, and last spring moderated a Carmen-related forum on \\u201cDecolonizing Allure: Women Artists of Color in Conversation.\\u201d Recently, she joined Seattle Opera as our first-ever Scholar-in-Residence. We\\u2019re delighted to have Dr. Andr\\xe9 on our team, and in this podcast she discusses her scholarly work\\u2014as well as Beyonc\\xe9, the exciting opera scene in today\\u2019s South Africa, Jessye Norman, and many other topics\\u2014with Alejandra Valarino Boyer, Seattle Opera\\u2019s Director of Programs and Partnerships.
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