Angel Refusé: Opera Singer + Artistic Scholar
Introduction to Stephanie Bertini. 1:31 min. Interview: Raymond Elman. Post-Production: Lee Skye. Music: Tony Succar, Recorded via Zoom: 4/20/2022, Miami.
ANGEL REFUSÉ is Manger of Partnerships & Outreach for the Arts & Business Council of Miami. He is also an opera and concert singer and an experienced arts professional. Through his professional journey, he has directed interdisciplinary performance experiences, lectured, and performed. He is of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent, born and cultivated in Miami. After graduating from Miami Northwestern Senior High School’s PAVAC Program he attended the Boston Conservatory. He has been a singer with Florida Grand Opera since 2011 and been featured on radio interviews and designed art lectures to introduce the public to classical music. In 2020 he co-founded the New Canon Chamber Collective where he develops innovative musical programs hosted at local venues. In addition to focusing on his career path, Angel gives back to the community introducing children to the arts. Outside of the office, Angel is a lover of great food and wine, world travel, and experiencing the best of global culture. You can find him at classical music concerts and opera performances throughout South Florida.
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EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 10:51 min.
How did you get involved with opera and classical music?
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 8:50 min.
Right now is the best time in my lifetime to explore Black American history and bring long-suppressed information to light.
UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE’S PERSPECTIVE: 4:04 min.
Talk about Marian Anderson’s performance in Miami before an integrated audience that included Eleanor Roosevelt.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 7:52 min.
Tell us how exposure to the arts expanded your world view.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 5:02 min.
What was the arc of your opera career after you finished with Boston Conservatory of Music?
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 2:26 min.
Describe the audience for opera in South Florida.
COMMUNITY VALUES: 1:11 min.
Talk about your work with the Arts & Business Council of Miami.
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 1:20 min.
What’s on the horizon for you?
CRITICAL THINKING: 3:50 min.
What is the mission of your activism?
VALUES FIRST-RATE EDUCATION: 1:30 min.
Are you a continuous learner?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 4:43 min.
You reported on the 5th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre. Were you working in Orlando when the mass shooting occurred?
STRONG DRIVE FOR ACHIEVEMENT: 1:45 min.
How did you make the move from Canadian TV news to the U.S.?
DEVELOP A VOICE: 3:20 min.
Explain why you have avoided being a multimedia journalist (MMJ).
CRITICAL THINKING: 2:10 min.
Once you either get approval for a piece you pitch or you are assigned a piece, what are the next steps?
STRONG DRIVE FOR ACHIEVEMENT: 5:36 min.
Why did you make the transition from the Miami NBC affiliate to the Black News Network (BNC)?
CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY: 1:09 min.
Looking at the news stories you sent me, I noticed that they are pretty long. Are they for a news magazine format?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:46 min.
Your story for BNC about a racially mixed couple, with mixed citizenship and kids, being unable to unite during the pandemic because of border crossing limits, seems to have many of the elements you love, all in one story.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 0:57 sec.
Where is the Black News Channel headquartered and where are their bureaus?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:52 min.
In 2020, more and more White people started realizing how much history of Black and Brown people has been suppressed; which is a great opportunity for BNC to attract a broad diverse audience.
COMMUNITY VALUES: 3:04 min.
How did you get involved with the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University (FIU)?
