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The common theme in all of this is Pereira doesn't want anyone belonging to a demographic with which he's personally familiar to get killed.For emphasis, he laid down this profound bit of wisdom:"Black lives do matter. They most definitely do."Pereira closed with a bunch of references to God."Not one person has the right over God's creation. And that is why everybody's life matters. I love you all."Everybody's life may matter, but not everyone's opinion does. Pereira might want to consider that if he ever wants to perform opera with relative anonymity again.Follow Manisha Krishnan on Twitter.