Singers slam Anna Netrebko over blackface Aida

As if supporting Putin’s illegal wars was not bad enough, Anna Netrebko is now under fire from right-on colleagues for blacking up to sing Aida at the Arena di Verona.

Here’s a sampling:

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. (Whyyy is this even a question?? How is this not obvious?!)@AnnaNetrebko and @arenadiverona, do better. It's seriously not that hard.

— Jamie Barton (@jbartonmezzo) July 12, 2022

At this point, Anna Netrebko’s block list is probably longer than Don Giovanni’s catalogue

— ryan colbert. (@RyanontheRun) July 11, 2022

I drafted a tweet for y’all who are having trouble using words:

Anna Netrebko’s use of blackface is deeply painful to the Black community. If we claim to be moving forward as an industry, we must denounce the behavior. I call upon my colleagues to do the same. Do not hire her.

— Redbone Soprano (@melissawimbish) July 11, 2022

anna netrebko has shown she does not care about the hurt she causes, she only cares about the hurt she feels. none of us should be obliged to give a shit about the career damage to a mid-at-best soprano who actively performs racist tropes whenever she gets the chance

— young hot baba yaga (@lixstrm) July 12, 2022

I don't want to RT a pic of her, but Anna Netrebko singing Aida in blackface is an absolute disgrace

— Freya Hellier (@freyahel) July 11, 2022