Edward:
I am confused by your message.
You state that you have not heard David Daniels in person, and then
you further state,
> The performance went well. David sang "Behold!" and "O thou" with
phrases intact and did an excellent performance.
Is the David referenced above Mr. Daniels? Or some other David?
Adding to the confusion, you wrote
>Immediately following the final applause, my Pastor, with a smirk on
his face, pulled me aside and put forth the question, "They are all
asking if David is gay!"!!
Again, if "David" is Mr. Daniels - the well known answer is yes. I
agree it is a "redneck mind" to assume a countertenor is gay, but for
whatever reason it turns out that many of the well-known
countertenors are gay (as just a sample, I believe Minter, Asawa,
Daniels, Mehta), although others are not (Scholl).
Personally I am just interested in the singing, but others seem to
care deeply about the sexuality of a singer, and ironically some like
Daniels encounter the most hostility from gay opera fans:
"But the most opposition I get is from the gay
community. There's a lot of negativity from the gay community because
I'm open, and proud and honest. It's very bizarre. It makes no sense
whatever." - see
http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/mlist/log0108/0011.html.
BTW, for those who are interested, there is a "countertenor" yahoo
group - TheCountertenors.
Cheers,
Michael
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