Siren Songs: Representations of Gender and Sexuality in Opera

by Mary Ann Smart

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It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. Siren Songs is the first collection of articles devoted to exploring the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. Here a distinguished and diverse group of musicologists, literary critics, and feminist scholars address a wide range of fascinating topics--from Salome's striptease to hysteria to jazz and gender--in...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:069105813X

ISBN13:9780691058139

Release Date:December 2000

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Music Musical Genres Opera Social Science Social Sciences

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