Tag: Queerness
The queer “Traviata” returns to Munich – Munich
The really tragic thing about Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata”? The story of the noble courtesan Violetta Valéry can easily be transferred to our present day. Nothing has changed since Alexandre…
Queerness in the opera: A drag queen sings the “Traviata” in Munich – Munich
The Israeli countertenor Uri Elkayam, stage name Miss Sistrata, is the first queer man to sing Violetta in Munich. Why he is toying with the idea of leaving his country…
SZ podcast: DFB diversity officer on queerness in football – politics
The world football association Fifa banned footballers from wearing the “One Love” armband at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday. It should actually be a sign against discrimination and…
Queerness in the Catholic Church – Culture
Interviewed by Aurelie von Blazekovic The BBC recently called Munich-based Wolfgang F. Rothe “Germany’s turbulent priest” in a radio interview. This is what happens when you are a Catholic priest…