FULL APRILE MILLO TALKS Interview 2023

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Aprile Millo Talks  
• Composer: N/A  
• Libretto: N/A  
• Venue & Opera Company: Online  
• Recorded: 2023
• Type: Other
• Singers: aprile Millo
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Black Music Archive  
• Date Published: 2023  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs  
• Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Aprile Millo TALKS: Italianita, Diversity, Blackface and Modernization In Opera,
0:00 – Introductions
1:02 – Italianita Culture, “Authentic Italian Sound.”
4:50 – Hallmark of style from Bel Canto, Verismo, etc.
6:21 – The Dramatic Evolution of Opera and Singing
9:05 – Technique as It Pertains To The Styles
9:52 – Making Debuts With Big Houses
13:06 – Millo’s Love For Gospel Music
15:45 – Overlap between Gospel and Opera
17:42 – Story Behind The Aida E-Flat
20:45 – Millo Knows Medea
23:09 – Modernizing Opera
27:34 – Copyright of Opera
31:42 – Pioneering MET Opera Subtitles
32:54 – Championing Black Talent
36:03 – Millo’s Connection to The Civil Rights Movement
37:34 – Aida and Blackface
46:19 – Whiteface in Opera
47:41 – Many Great Singers, Same Rep, Same Time.
50:16 – Opera on Screen
53:20 – The Emotional Aspect of Singing
56:45 – Aprile’s Final Thoughts