Biological Man Identifies as a Woman But Plays a Man as the First Transgender Lead in U.S. Opera

a reply to: ketsuko

Crazy modern world we live in eh?

originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: ketsuko

so what - if i had tickets for the opera in question - i would be more concerend with talent than genitals

I'm just confused with how they call this the first woman to play a male lead. The reason this person has the part is because "she" has a male singing voice thanks to "her" male anatomy. It's not like there was a pure woman out there who naturally developed a baritone singing voice and earned this part. Ain't no glass ceiling been broke. Perhaps we can say the cling wrap has been stretched here.

a reply to: Chadwickus

Ah, but that woman didn't audition for and play a male lead in an opera. If she had, she truly would have been the first woman playing a male lead in an opera now wouldn't she, having come by her baritone voice naturally, and not because she's masquerading as a biological sex she's not.