Mikalia Bradberry, a young, black mezzo-soprano sings in a  live-streamed virtual performance July 23 with Arbeit Opera Theatre. It sounds like any other performance announcement until you realize how rare it is for black artists to get to write, speak and sing in their own words -- and to an audience that also listens to classical opera.  We Out; Black Artists Voicing our Truth'  includes text, narration and of course, singing. Bradberry says AOT founder Kelly Turpin deliberately stepped back, trusting the artists knew best to tell their own stories.

Link to live July 23 performance
https://www.arbeitoperatheatre.org/we-out-voicing-our-truth