Emily Wilbourne. Lesbian/Opera: Elena Kats-Chernin’s Iphis and Matricide: The Musical
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Monash University
Context 49 (2023): 77–79
Published online: 14 Mar. 2024
Extract
Wilbourne does not only apply queer theory to an analysis of Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin’s early operas; she queers our very understanding of opera, pushing forward a strong theoretical concept demonstrated through discussion of Kats-Chernin’s works.