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TIME MAGAZINE
Beyond Butterfly:
How an Asian American Opera Singer Found Her Voice Amid a Reckoning with Race
Japanese-American opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen reflects on her decade-long career of being repeatedly cast in "Madame Butterfly," while often overlooked for other non-Asian specific roles. In response, the mezzo-soprano is pushing for change in her beloved industry by speaking out about the pigeonholing and stereotyping that many Asian artists face.
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA
Nina Yoshida Nelsen serves as the Artistic Advisor to Boston Lyric Opera. She was involved with the Butterfly Process discussion series, a commitment to authentic storytelling with BLO's artists and for its audiences that informs a new approach to presenting canonical operas today. Check out all seven lectures plus the docu-concert "B".