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:
- ZACHARY JAM, AN OUT GAY OPERA ARTIST YOU NEED TO KNOW
- THE DECLE OF OPERA QUEENS AND THE RISE OF GAY OPERA
ZACHARY JAM, AN OUT GAY OPERA ARTIST YOU NEED TO KNOW
Beg an openly gay sger the opera scene n be very challengg. Zachary Jam, performer, opera sger and mician, is an ternatnally renowned out artist that shar wh YASS how the opera dtry has evolved om a nservative world where sgers were hidg their personal liv for the sake of their reer to a… * gay opera singer *
”Read more: 15 great classil posers who also happened to be gay. He’s known for his acclaimed terpretatn of Verdi’s intifi as gay, and recently released Vanished, an LGBTQ+ story about “longg, heartbreak, and searchg for love” wh John Holiday (above).
Breanna Sclairé is a transgenr soprano who has had an eclectic reer sgg a diverse range of genr and settgs – om the opera stage, to the Walt Disney Concert Hall wh the Los Angel Gay Men’s Chos.
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THE DECLE OF OPERA QUEENS AND THE RISE OF GAY OPERA
Every gig I am on I end up havg to tell someone I am gay. I have several tim been the first out gay man someone has met and many tim am the often out LGBTQ person a st.
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The Met’s newly appoted Mic Director, Yannick Nezet-Segu is an out gay man, happily married and very active on social media wh his hband. No one really red that I was gay but I still had some self-imposed societal shame buried there that I had to wrtle wh. Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer.