Opera Offstage

19: Issues in Opera: Fatphobia


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TW: Body Shaming, Diet Talk, Weight-Loss Surgery, etc.

Fatphobia is the dirty, little secret of the opera world. Hidden under excuses about costumes, "health" concerns, and pleasing audiences is a serious bias that effects every performer, from students still in school all the way to singers in top opera houses.

In this episode, we break down some of the reasons fatphobia is still so prevalent in the industry, discuss the problems of typecasting by body, read the experiences of a few world-class singers, and talk about the ways we as performers can improve the spaces we perform in.

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