The Queen's Throat
Opera, Homosexuality and the Mystery of Desire
by Wayne Koestenbaum
280 pages· 2009· ISBN 9780786747092
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This passionate love letter to opera, lavishly praised and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award when it was first published, is now firmly established as a cult classic. In a learned, moving, and sparklingly witty melange of criticism, subversion, and homage, Wayne Koestenbaum illuminates mysteries of fandom and obsession, and has created an exuberant work of personal meditation and cultural history.
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