Cuban Zarzuela Performing Race and Gender on Havana's Lyric Stage |
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| Author:
| Thomas, Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03331-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $95.99 |
Book Description:
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On September 29, 1927, at Havana's Teatro Regina, Cuban soprano Rita Montaner sang the premiere of Eliseo Grenet's tango-congo ''Ay Mamá Inés'' with her features obscured with blackened glycerin and her body clad in a coachman's tight pants, boots, and riding jacket. The blackfaced, cross-dressed actress's performance heralded the birth of the ......
On September 29, 1927, at Havana's Teatro Regina, Cuban soprano Rita Montaner sang the premiere of Eliseo Grenet's tango-congo ''Ay Mamá Inés'' with her features obscured with blackened glycerin and her body clad in a coachman's tight pants, boots, and riding jacket. The blackfaced, cross-dressed actress's performance heralded the birth of the ......