"May I be deaf at the opera" : dress and voice of macaroni and castrati

Author:

Snodgrass, Samuel

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

[New York City] : The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, 2022 and ©2022

Subject:

Gender nonconformity - Europe - History - 18th century
Men's clothing - England - History - 18th century
Castrati - Clothing - History - 18th century
Costume - Europe - History - 18th century
Subculture - England - History - 18th century
Grand tours (Education) - Social aspects
Dandyism - England - History - 18th century
Effeminacy - Europe - History - 18th century
Vocal registers - Social aspects - History - 18th century

Contributor:

Collins, Jeffrey, advisor
Majer, Michele, reader

Description:

vi, 62 leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-62)

Contents:

Origin Stories -- "I'll Have the Macaroni" : Motivations Toward a Style -- Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, Turn and Face the Strange -- Sex and Desire -- Dress from the Continent and the Stage -- Opera on the Grand Tour -- Voice : Applause and Condemnation

Note:

See Librarian

Collection:

BGC Thesis Collection