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1 week ago

The queer suffragette known for scandalous affairs, bold protests & writing famous operas - LGBTQ Nation

Ethel Smyth was a prominent suffragette and queer musician who actively participated in the women's voting rights movement in 1910s Britain, including direct action campaigns and imprisonment.
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4 months ago

Der Wald & Lucrezia Guildhall Opera Double Bill

However, there are certainly more thematic similarities between Der Wald & Lucrezia than Wheeler lets on. Both verismo operas, by Ethel Smyth and Ottorino Respighi respectively, dive headfirst into the murky waters of unwanted affection, and in particular, they explore the intense uneven power dynamics that often characterise spurned advances. In both operas, death is cast as the only answer.
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