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Opera in the flesh : sexuality in operatic performance / Sam Abel.
| Author/creator | Abel, Samuel D., 1957- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1996. |
| Description | xv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Queer critique Queer critique. ^A377206 |
| Contents | Embodying opera -- The paradox of the fat lady -- Opera, seduction, and desire -- Desire and the singer's body -- Opera and homoerotic desire -- Operatic orgasms -- Opera, sex, and power -- Sexual transgression in opera -- The castrati and the erotics of vocal excess -- Women-as-men in opera -- Opera through the media -- The end of opera. |
| Abstract | Verdi, Wagner, polymorphous perversion, Puccini, Brunnhilde, Pinkerton, and Parsifal all rub shoulders in this book sprung by one man's physical response to opera. The author considers the topic of opera and the eroticized body, examining homoerotic desire, the phenomenon of the castrati, operatic cross-dressing, and opera as presented through the media. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. |
| LCCN | 96004554 |
| ISBN | 0813329000 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813329019 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1700 .A24 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |