Newspaper clipping of Shirley Verrett

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A newspaper clipping of an article about opera singer Shirley Verrett’s debut in Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera. The short article, “She Hits Right Note With No-Makeup Look”, written by Jeanne D’Arcy, June 30, 1969, features a portrait of Verrett above two columns of bulleted points on Verrett's makeup and beauty preferences. There are no markings on the clipping.

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