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NEW YORK (AP) — More than 60 years after Marian Anderson broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera, black singers still face unique obstacles in building their careers within the industry.
Naomi Andre wrote the book titled "Black Opera." She says black singers are not getting the calls from the big opera houses that probably should be coming their way.
The Met says this season there are 36 black singers on the roster, out of a total of 368. Twenty-seven of those are in the new production of the Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" that opens Monday.
The Associated Press talked with five of the "Porgy and Bess" singers about the struggles and triumphs they've faced in opera.
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