Even Insects Can Sing Arias

Unlikely inspirations bring new life to an old art.

By Elisa Mala | NEWSWEEK
Published Aug 2, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Aug 11, 2008

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  • Posted By: Dutch Perspective @ 08/04/2008 12:48:25 PM

    Ainadamar is an allegory of García Lorca and his male lover? Margarida Xirgu was a close friend of Lorca, but she was definitely female. Lorca's latent homosexuality does play a small role in the opera, but it is far from a central theme; Ainadamar is an opera about political silencing and freedom of artistic expression.

  • Posted By: Dutch Perspective @ 08/04/2008 12:47:57 PM

    Ainadamar is an allegory of García Lorca and his male lover? Margarida Xirgu was a close friend of Lorca, but she was definitely female. Lorca's latent homosexuality does play a small role in the opera, but it is far from a central theme; Ainadamar is an opera about political silencing and freedom of artistic expression.

  • Posted By: kennyjiI @ 08/04/2008 11:28:06 AM

    Yes, even insects can sing Arias. Robbie Robertson, of The Band, had created an album with a famous opera singer and added a slowed-down soundtrack of crickets actually singing, sounding like a hauntingly beautiful choir.

  • Posted By: kennyjiI @ 08/04/2008 11:27:00 AM

    Robbie Robertson, of The Band, had created an album with a famous opera singer and added a slowed-down soundtrack of crickets actually singing, sounding like a hauntingly beautiful choir.

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