tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8072609778452128258.post832407865578530811..comments2024-03-04T10:17:35.836-08:00Comments on MARISSABIDILLA: Lesbians, Tomboys, and a QueenMarissa Skudlarekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864377900420377361noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8072609778452128258.post-10037684467711500472008-06-26T12:56:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:56:00.000-07:00Good point, Rachel. As if the word "lesbian" woul...Good point, Rachel. As if the word "lesbian" would've been too shocking to even say. But it's also good drama--more powerful for Mary to say "I saw my teachers doing awful things" than "My teachers are lesbians." It preys more on the audience's own imagination.Marissa Skudlarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864377900420377361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8072609778452128258.post-64393689488551366472008-06-19T14:06:00.000-07:002008-06-19T14:06:00.000-07:00Just discovered your blog...I love it! Typical Mar...Just discovered your blog...I love it! Typical Marissa wit and keen observation. <BR/><BR/>An interesting thing to notice about "The Children's Hour": You describe it as a play "about lesbians," but I don't think the word "lesbian" is used once in the play. One of the things I find most fascinating about this look at historical view of sexuality is that the purported acts between Martha and Karen are SO unspeakable...things really haven't changed all that much...<BR/><BR/>-Rachelrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988220532891329848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8072609778452128258.post-10957947208755899652008-04-28T17:02:00.000-07:002008-04-28T17:02:00.000-07:00Thanks Marc! Florez does an awesome job with it, ...Thanks Marc! Florez does an awesome job with it, doesn't he? Though I'm still annoyed at missing his Act II aria due to computer malfunctions--it may not have 9 High C's, but it is very emotional nonetheless.Marissa Skudlarekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864377900420377361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8072609778452128258.post-34379545222162851662008-04-28T12:50:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:50:00.000-07:00To see Juan Diego Florez sing the aria in the fina...To see Juan Diego Florez sing the aria in the final dress rehearsal at the Met, try this link:<BR/><BR/>http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=b61ab3fded80d245e2adc807bdc6978acd32a08bMarc Acitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308790905794774874noreply@blogger.com