Bella figura : do singers have to be fat? / Marieke Schroeder ; Pars Media, in co-production with SFR, SF and ORF.

In March of 2004, the Royal Opera Covent Garden in London cancelled its contract with Deborah Voigt. The official reason given by the casting director: too fat. The opera world was outraged. Since when can't opera singers be overweight? Since Callas, this privilege has begun to be questioned. Singer...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Medici.tv.
Corporate Authors: Pars Media (Firm) (Production company)
Studio Filmów Rysunkowych (Production company)
Svensk filmindustri (Production company)
Österreichischer Rundfunk (Production company)
Other Authors: Schroeder, Marieke (Film director)
Voigt, Deborah (Singer, Interviewee)
Sweet, Sharon (Singer, Interviewee)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : pars media in co-production with SFR, SF and ORF, [2007]
Series:Medici.tv.
Subjects:
Voigt, Deborah > Interviews.
Sweet, Sharon > Interviews.
Voigt, Deborah.
Singing > Physiological aspects.
Overweight persons.
Singers.
Opera > Production and direction.
Discrimination against overweight persons.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (medici.tv EDU)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (58 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Do singers have to be fat?
Format: Electronic Video

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Online Access

Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (medici.tv EDU)