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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2018 21:07:28 GMT -5
A chapter in the 2016 book, Voicing Girlhood in Popular Music: Performance, Authority, Authenticity, by Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, Assistant Professor of Music at Georgia College, is devoted to analyzing Evancho's career and influence. Gorzelany-Mostak writes: "Despite her commercial success, a vocal cadre of critics, journalists, and bloggers have not always been kind to Jackie Evancho. Classical crossover’s excessive sentimentality and reliance on [spectacle] often provoke the disdain of critics from the worlds of both popular music and opera, but perhaps the vitriol has just as much to do with the singer’s age and gender. Young girls frequently become the scrutinized objects of the public’s gaze. ... [T]he cluster of behaviors customarily defined as "girlish" are frequently devalued, mocked, and marginalized. ... Throughout history prodigies have been received in a similar manner, as the public would rather dismiss or devalue their accomplishments than accept evidence of extraordinariness. ... With her embodiment of both sheltered innocence ... and hyperability ... [Evancho] expands the fan base for classical crossover, dethrones elitist conceptions of opera, challenges conventions of the classical canon, and forges a new path for the next cohort of girl performers who have the courage to follow in her footsteps.[339]"
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Post by jamesn on May 19, 2018 12:06:47 GMT -5
This was discussed extensively on, I believe, the last "official" Jackie forum (the one immediately preceding this one) when it was "in the works" pre-publication. At that time many were suspicious in respect to the author's intentions but I believe have been satisfied that hers was a sincere approach to this unusual subject.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2018 14:34:27 GMT -5
This was discussed extensively on, I believe, the last "official" Jackie forum (the one immediately preceding this one) when it was "in the works" pre-publication. At that time many were suspicious in respect to the author's intentions but I believe have been satisfied that hers was a sincere approach to this unusual subject. Seems like a very fair and balanced write-up on Jackie. Quite realistic as well without any overhyping or under-hyping.
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