The Development of Pant Roles in Opera
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Authors
Whitaker, Monica Anne Ray
Issue Date
1980
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The development of the 'pant,' breeches,' or 'trouser'
roles in opera reflects the changing attitudes of European
society toward the castration of adolescent males. This paper surveys both prominent castrati and female singers during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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v, 39 p.
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