Difference between revisions of "LGBTQ Opera Singers"
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These opera singers also lead fascinating lives. Two of the leading members of the New York Metropolitan Opera Company are partners, [[Patricia Racette]] and [[Beth Clayton]]. Spanish transgender opera singer [[Manuela Trasobares]] is also on her local town council. Counter-tenor [[David Daniels]], considered to be the finest of his age, has convinced composers to write an opera specifically highlighting his talents, and based on the life story of [[Oscar Wilde]]. | These opera singers also lead fascinating lives. Two of the leading members of the New York Metropolitan Opera Company are partners, [[Patricia Racette]] and [[Beth Clayton]]. Spanish transgender opera singer [[Manuela Trasobares]] is also on her local town council. Counter-tenor [[David Daniels]], considered to be the finest of his age, has convinced composers to write an opera specifically highlighting his talents, and based on the life story of [[Oscar Wilde]]. | ||
| − | LGBTQ opera singers hail from around the world, including New Zealand, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, and the United States. | + | LGBTQ opera singers hail from around the world, including New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, and the United States. |
Read their individual profiles, which include links to videos of their outstanding performances: | Read their individual profiles, which include links to videos of their outstanding performances: | ||
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* [[Hadleigh Adams]], New Zealand | * [[Hadleigh Adams]], New Zealand | ||
* [[John Mark Ainsley]], United Kingdom | * [[John Mark Ainsley]], United Kingdom | ||
| + | * [[Don Bemrose]], Australia | ||
* [[Beth Clayton]], United States | * [[Beth Clayton]], United States | ||
* [[Koen Crucke]], Belgium | * [[Koen Crucke]], Belgium | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 13 March 2015
Many of today's finest opera singers around the world are proud to be LGBTQ. They join a rich community of LGBTQ classical and opera composers that has spanned the generations, including Baron Benjamin Britten (noted for the opera 'Peter Grimes') and Maurice Ravel (noted for 'Daphne and Chloe').
These opera singers also lead fascinating lives. Two of the leading members of the New York Metropolitan Opera Company are partners, Patricia Racette and Beth Clayton. Spanish transgender opera singer Manuela Trasobares is also on her local town council. Counter-tenor David Daniels, considered to be the finest of his age, has convinced composers to write an opera specifically highlighting his talents, and based on the life story of Oscar Wilde.
LGBTQ opera singers hail from around the world, including New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, and the United States.
Read their individual profiles, which include links to videos of their outstanding performances:
- Hadleigh Adams, New Zealand
- John Mark Ainsley, United Kingdom
- Don Bemrose, Australia
- Beth Clayton, United States
- Koen Crucke, Belgium
- Hugues Cuenod, Switzerland
- David Daniels, United States
- Ed Lyon, United Kingdom
- Peter Pears, United Kingdom
- Patricia Racette, United States
- Rickard Soderberg, Sweden
- Noah Stewart, United States
- Paulo Szot, Brazil
- Manuela Trasobares, Spain
- Rufus Wainwright, Canada
