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Angela Brown on Tee-Vee

Oh, you were right ! Soprano Angela Brown will be featured on the CBS Weekend News during the 6 o'clock news hour on Sa, December 5. Brown will also sing Wednesday [in place of the ailing Fantini] her final Aida in the Met's run, which has scored her some acclaim—even some heralding her the next Leontyne Price. Anyone wanna take a guess why? I'll tell you one thing: it's not her voice. Oh, come on. Isn't anyone else annoyed and offended by the ridiculous pandering that press engages in when it comes to non-white persons in the arts? What's the big deal? Surely these people have done their homework and discovered Sissieretta Jones, who was affectionately known as "the Black Patti." Maybe people have forgotten about Marian Anderson, Martina Arroyo, Leona Mitchell, Jessye Norman, and the soprano whose name I dare not speak? Speaking of, is anyone going to see the Diva Next Door tonight?

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