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

by Wayne Koestenbaum

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:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	04/05/2001
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	280
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

	Introduction	1
1	Opera Queens	9
2	The Shut-in Fan: Opera at Home	46
3	The Codes of Diva Conduct	84
4	The Callas Cult	134
5	The Queen's Throat: Or, How to Sing	154
6	The Unspeakable Marriage of Words and Music	176
7	A Pocket Guide to Queer Moments in Opera	198
	Notes	243
	List of Illustrations	257
	Index	259