Alex Ross on “opera queens” and the history of gay them opera, as well as the recent proliferatn of gay operas, like “Angels Ameri” and “Pl’s Case.”
Contents:
- ROSS GAY
- THE DECLE OF OPERA QUEENS AND THE RISE OF GAY OPERA
- ROSS GAY: POETRY SUMMARY
- ROSS GAY
- ROSS GAY: POETRY ANALYSIS
- ROSS GAY: POETRY SYMBOLS, ALLEGORY AND MOTIFS
ROSS GAY
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THE DECLE OF OPERA QUEENS AND THE RISE OF GAY OPERA
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ROSS GAY: POETRY SUMMARY
Sce 2010, the crop of gay-oriented works has clud—flute trill, please—Je Martín’s “Before Night Falls” and Charl Wuoren’s “Brokeback Mounta, ” stori faiar om film; Theodore Morrison’s “Osr, ” on the life of Wil; Terence Blanchard’s “Champn, ” about the gay Ain-Amerin boxer Ee Griffh; two perd operas by Gregory Spears, “Pl’s Case” and “Fellow Travelers”; Mark Simpson’s “Pleasure, ” set at a gay night club; Kev March’s “L Feluett, ” based on Michel Marc Bouchard’s play “Lili”; Andrea Srtazzi’s “Edward II, ” about the sndalo Brish monarch; Ricky Ian Gordon’s “27, ” portrayg the partnership of Gert Ste and Alice B. They certaly pensate for the long s when gay people. (One notable velopment: not all of the above operas are by gay.
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ROSS GAY: POETRY ANALYSIS
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ROSS GAY: POETRY SYMBOLS, ALLEGORY AND MOTIFS
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