I Am Not a Costume!

[AlphaFrog]

^^^Does it mention Monastatos from Die Zaüberflote (The Magic Flute)? He is a Moor and pretty much has a line about Pamina hatin' on him because he's black. When we did the opera in college, the actor was white, so they made him Zebra-striped rather than black face and changed the line to match. I couldn't say whether that is standard practice, however there are probably multiple common solutions due to a severe shortage of males in general and black males in spesific in opera companies.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

^^^Does it mention Monastatos from Die Zaüberflote (The Magic Flute)? He is a Moor and pretty much has a line about Pamina hatin' on him because he's black. When we did the opera in college, the actor was white, so they made him Zebra-striped rather than black face and changed the line to match. I couldn't say whether that is standard practice, however there are probably multiple common solutions due to a severe shortage of males in general and black males in spesific in opera companies.

The book will probably not include Monostatos.

Here is the overview of that book from Barnes&Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blac...027797#Details