Who wears the pants? A brief look at cross-dressing in opera
Wendy Silvester | Last updated: September 14, 2023
Historically, cross-dressing in the theater is fairly common-place, and in opera, this is no different. Early baroque operas often featured comic nurses that would be played by male singers, such as the role of Arnalta in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea<span style="font-weight:
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Last Updated: September 14, 2023
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