Gymnastics
Does the Voice Have a Gender?6 min
Available until 08/11/2026
Women who play men's roles while singing high notes may seem suprising but in opera, it's tradition. Handel, Mozart, and Bellini all wrote roles for men, to be played by women. So how does the opera deal with questions of gender?
Country
France
Germany
Year
2021
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