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Feature |The Whitewashing of La Mancha

Windmills in Consuegra.

by Tony Diaz

The English National Opera’s upcoming concert performance of Man of La Mancha, a musical inspired by the Spanish classic novel Don Quixote, takes place in Spain where, coincidentally, all of the characters are Spanish. However, this production seems to include no performers of Spanish or Latinx descent.

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4 April, 2019laurakressly celebrity, diversity, ENO, feature, musical theatre, POC, race, representation 1 Comment

by Laura Kressly & Guest Writers

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