Classical Music and the Politics of Gender in America, 1900-1925
2003; University of Illinois Press; Volume: 21; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3250574
ISSN1945-2349
Autores Tópico(s)Musicology and Musical Analysis
ResumoOn April 23, 1913, the Atlanta Georgian's front page roared, OATES REGAINS WIFE; BLAMES LURE OF GRAND OPERA. Just a few days before, the paper reported, H. H. Oates's young and pretty wife had mysteriously vanished, last seen in the company of a decorator with the dashing name of Quinius Delolons. Suspicions and jealousies aroused, the wronged husband immediately contacted police, who began a search for Mrs. Oates' and her miscreant accomplice. Hardly had the investigation commenced, however, before it abruptly ended. The paper reported the couple suddenly reconciled and anxious to dismiss the whole incident. Alas, for those hoping Delolons might still have a role in the ruckus, the couple declared him completely innocent. It seemed that music, not men, caused the marital strife. To grand opera, the paper explained, ascribes the greater part of his domestic trouble and the flight of his wife. A talented vocalist herself, Mrs. Oates took a musician's interest in the impending visit of the New York Metropolitan Opera Company. She read every word of the advance notices, her husband complained, raved over the success of Lucrezia Bori and wept that she had not
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