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Opera Singer's NJ Home Hits Market At $699K Opera Singer's NJ Home Hits Market At $699K
Opera Singer's NJ Home Hits Market At $699K The New Jersey estate of a legendary opera singer’s home is on the market for just $699,000. 200 Elwood Avenue in Newark was formerly occupied by Maria Jeritza, an internationally renowned opera singer from Austria, and even had a basement that was home to a speakeasy used throughout the Prohibition Era, according to NJ.com. Meanwhile, the report said the mansion was infamously owned in the early 2000s by Dean Faiello, an unlicensed doctor who spent 17 years in prison after admitting to causing the death of 35-year-old Maria Cruz, an investment banker, by performing a laser treatment while …

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by Valerie Musson
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Passaic County Theater Apologizes For Use Of Blackface Passaic County Theater Apologizes For Use Of Blackface
Passaic County Theater Apologizes For Use Of Blackface Amid growing public discussions of race and racism, a theater company in North Jersey has apologized publicly for its use of blackface in a production that has relied on the makeup as a plot point. “Even though no harm was meant, we sincerely apologize for any offense,” the owners of the Rhino Theatre in Pompton Lakes wrote in a social media post. In question is Rhino’s 2018 production of the 1986 Ken Ludwig comedy “Lend Me a Tenor,” about an opera company that stages Verdi’s “Otello.” In the play, a white opera company assistant must assume the role of the lead character, who is Moroccan.…

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by Jerry DeMarco