What a poorly written and hackish thought, that it is the dominance of male composers that’s behind the portrayal of mothers as villains. Could it be that a maternal villain is simply more interesting and melodramatic given that it is so against the type of the caring and self-sacrificing mother?
I agree that most endeavors of the world would be very much improved had women and people of color had the same rights and opportunities as the privileged.
How about Mama Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana for Mother's Day ?
What a poorly written and hackish thought, that it is the dominance of male composers that’s behind the portrayal of mothers as villains. Could it be that a maternal villain is simply more interesting and melodramatic given that it is so against the type of the caring and self-sacrificing mother?
I agree that most endeavors of the world would be very much improved had women and people of color had the same rights and opportunities as the privileged.
or The Mother of Us All by Virgil Thomson and Susan B. ?
Thanks for doing this. It’s really great.