"I think it was just an opera. Now, you go to opera, you expect to see and hear what the opera is. So, it was Catfish Row. It was singers. Marvelous voices. It didn't make no difference what color they were"

In this quote, Cab Calloway is assessing his experience at an opera. He mentions that when one goes to an opera, they have certain expectations of what they will see and hear. In this case, the opera was set in Catfish Row and featured singers with magnificent voices. Calloway stresses that the color of the vocalists did not matter to him, suggesting that he was able to value their skill and performance regardless of their race. This quote highlights the idea of colorblindness and the importance of focusing on the art and talent instead of shallow attributes.