Kill or Cure? The Fates of Disabled Characters in the Operatic Canon
What happens to disabled characters in opera?
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Lucia’s ‘Madness’: Femininity and Freedom
What does Lucia Di Lammermoor reveal about 19th-century attitudes to ‘madness’?
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Diverse and Inclusive Casting Is an Artistic Breakthrough of Operatic Proportions
David Salsbery Fry discusses his love of opera, social privilege, and diverse casting.
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‘Cripping the Muse’ Conference Report
A commentary and conference report of the ‘Cripping the Muse’ event at the University of Leeds.
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Disability in Performance: Questions and Conundrums
Some of the questions and conundrums surrounding disability in performance.
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Auerbach’s The Blind and Disability Simulation
Considering the use of disability simulation in the 2013 production of Lera Auerbach’s ‘The Blind’.
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THANK GOD we don’t all look and sound the same!
Baritone Weston Hurt reflects on his experiences in the world of opera.
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In Pictures – Verdi’s Rigoletto
Production posters and photographs reveal the many facets of Verdi’s enigmatic hunchback jester.
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Opera’s Narrative Prosthesis
A brief look at what is meant by Narrative Prosthesis, and how it applies to opera.
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Disability in Opera – The Numbers
A closer look at the prevalence of disability in opera narratives, with the help of Blake Howe’s database of Musical Representations of Disability.
