Openly transgender opera performers are scarce, and in a recent conversation with The Georgia Voice, Germany-based baritone Lucia Lucas admitted that she was initially nervous about how coming out would affect her career. But soon, she realized that not only was she helping to carve out a space for other trans artists to enter the world of opera, but she was presenting herself as a voice and identity that is largely underrepresented in the canon.
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“The disarmingly charming Lucas is neither a martyr or pioneer to the (trans) cause. She is a human being and a extremely talented singer who just happens to also be a trans woman.”
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Here is the brand new trailer for The Sound Of Identity. The feature length documentary is screening at two film festivals: OUTshine, in Miami, FL, and outside Atlanta at a small in-person screening at the Grand Opera House, for the Macon Film Festival.
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Lucia Lucas returns to U-S, in North Carolina, for performance. Click on the image above for the article, or here: http://bit.ly/370opwI
Another first for Lucia Lucas. Read coverage on Ms. Lucas’ performance at ENO from Aussie Theatre by clicking the logo below, or here: http://bit.ly/31ClLK8
Lucia Lucas and other trans singers interviewed. Hear/Read here: http://bit.ly/2kApqsy
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Lucia Lucas in Sacramento Bee Article
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The Sound Of Identity Producer Russ Kirkpatrick Featured in Tulsa World Article
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