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OPERA AND DISABILITY

Criticism

Disability Mimicry: Exhibition and Erasure
Analysis | Criticism

Disability Mimicry: Exhibition and Erasure

ByCharlotte Armstrong September 23, 2019February 10, 2024

A first look at ‘disability mimicry’ and how it enables the simultaneous exhibition and erasure of disability on the operatic stage.

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Kill or Cure? The Fates of Disabled Characters in the Operatic Canon
Analysis | Criticism

Kill or Cure? The Fates of Disabled Characters in the Operatic Canon

ByCharlotte Armstrong April 23, 2019February 10, 2024

What happens to disabled characters in opera?

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Diverse and Inclusive Casting Is an Artistic Breakthrough of Operatic Proportions
Criticism | Experience | Guest Author

Diverse and Inclusive Casting Is an Artistic Breakthrough of Operatic Proportions

ByDavid Salsbery Fry August 6, 2018February 10, 2024

David Salsbery Fry discusses his love of opera, social privilege, and diverse casting.

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Disability in Performance: Questions and Conundrums
Criticism

Disability in Performance: Questions and Conundrums

ByCharlotte Armstrong June 27, 2018February 10, 2024

Some of the questions and conundrums surrounding disability in performance.

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