Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality And The Mystery Of Desire

Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality And The Mystery Of Desire

by Wayne Koestenbaum
Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality And The Mystery Of Desire

Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality And The Mystery Of Desire

by Wayne Koestenbaum

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Overview

This passionate love letter to opera, lavishly praised and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award when it was first published, is now firmly established as a cult classic. In a learned, moving, and sparklingly witty melange of criticism, subversion, and homage, Wayne Koestenbaum illuminates mysteries of fandom and obsession, and has created an exuberant work of personal meditation and cultural history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780306810084
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 04/05/2001
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 280
Sales rank: 1,078,801
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Wayne Koestenbaum is professor of english at CUNY's Graduate School and is the author of several books of criticism, essays, and poetry. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
1Opera Queens9
2The Shut-in Fan: Opera at Home46
3The Codes of Diva Conduct84
4The Callas Cult134
5The Queen's Throat: Or, How to Sing154
6The Unspeakable Marriage of Words and Music176
7A Pocket Guide to Queer Moments in Opera198
Notes243
List of Illustrations257
Index259
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