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The article takes a look at moral questions about the female characters in the opera "Don Giovanni." It refers to misogyny and sexual violence as the themes of the opera. It discusses the characterization of Donna Anna, including her emotionalism that resulted from Don Giovanni's assault of her, as well as the innocence and happy-go-lucky nature of Zerlina, the wacky personality, anger and distress demonstrated by Donna Elvira.

The article focuses on artists and opera goers love for their aesthetic beauty and cultural import as these operas reflect the biases and prejudices of their creators. Topics include considered racism, sexism, colonialism and other harmful ideologies indelibly marked the world in which these works were created, and such ideas are often embedded within the representational world of the operas themselves.

The article focuses on African American soprano Sissieretta Jones who as an artist faced litany of disappointments due to racism and mentions gaps that are pervasive within archive of history of Black opera. Topics discussed include Jones who succeeded in becoming star of the Black Patti Troubadours, rumours of chance Jones got to sing Aida at Met in 1893 and "O patria mia" sang by Jones at Carnegie Hall.

The article discusses We Can Tell Our Own Stories: Nicole Cabell and Will Liverman Curate a Juneteenth Concert at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, which includes the holiday commemorating the end of slavery, fragility of freedom and honors an array of Black musical and cultural styles.