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:
- THE DECLE OF OPERA QUEENS AND THE RISE OF GAY OPERA
- ZACHARY JAM, AN OUT GAY OPERA ARTIST YOU NEED TO KNOW
- GAY LIFE AT THE OPERA
THE DECLE OF OPERA QUEENS AND THE RISE OF GAY OPERA
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”Read more: 15 great classil posers who also happened to be gay.
ZACHARY JAM, AN OUT GAY OPERA ARTIST YOU NEED TO KNOW
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.
He is also a two time Grammy Nomee and the first Openly-Gay Mic Director of the Metropolan Opera. Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer.
GAY LIFE AT THE OPERA
He studied unr Frank Bridge, John Ireland and Arthur Benjam among others, and was also a fe ground-breakg operas, which clu Peter Grim (1945), and The Turn of the Screw (1954) – and his famo War Requiem – tackle ntemporaneo issu around psychology and post-war trma, as well his own homosexualy, which was illegal Brten’s lifetime.
As well as beg one of the first openly gay posers full stop, Poulenc also didn’t chew his sexualy the ntext of his relig posns spanned om timate chamber sonatas wh sublime, twistg melodi and lite imprsnist harmoni (thk the 1957 Flute Sonata), to his Piano Concerto and epic one-act opera for soprano and orchtra, La voix humae.