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Hunks in skimpy loincloths have long been a feature of productions of twentieth century opera, especially during the Christopher Keene era at New York City Opera. But you don’t often get to see much homoerotic action in bel canto works like Norma, more’s the pity.
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Hans Link:
I so agree about Callas’ Medea film. I saw it as a teen and thought it was so amazing and scary. She should have done more movies. The boys who played her children were lovely. She bathes them so tenderly before she kills them as I recall.
I suppose the problem with Norma as Normano would be who is the mother of the little boys. (I know–they tried it with Julian and Vincent on Passions) And did Poli ever catch on to the person he was boffing? Or was the whole thing an ancient version of that French guy who did not know his Chinese honey was a dude?