Masculinity in Opera 0071456589 riddled with fabulous events and

riddled with fabulous events and incredible coincidences

January 2014

and all of eternity in which to ponder choices

She warns us that today's decisions should not be made in a historical vacuum

Masculinity in Opera 0071456589 riddled with fabulous events andThis book addresses the ways in which masculinity is negotiated, constructed, represented, and problematized within operatic music and practice. Although the consideration of masculine ontology and epistemology has pervaded cultural and sociological studies since the late 1980s, and masculinity has been the focus of recent if sporadic musicological discussion, the relationship between masculinity and opera has so far escaped detailed critical