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Adrienne Scullion

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
124 words

Male character written for the female voice and sung by a female performer: for example, Siebel in Gounod's Faust (...

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