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They're debating several living performers as being like the divas in the late seventeenth century: Roberto: I think Madonna is a true diva, even...
They're debating several living performers as being like the divas in the late seventeenth century:
Roberto: I think Madonna is a true diva, even though she hasn't sung opera.
Belinda: Even though Beyoncé doesn't sing opera, her performances draw crowds. Isn't that what's important about being a diva?
Fiona: Well, I think divas should be specifically from opera or some other musical theater. So I don't think Madonna or Beyoncé are really divas. I think Betty Buckley fits the diva description better.
Louie: You're all mentioning female performers. How about Nathan Lane as a diva? He fits all the criteria of the seventeenth-century divas.
For this discussion activity:
- Describe and comment on the role of the diva (prima donna) in popularizing opera in the seventeenth century and in making it a successful commercial musical entertainment.
- Develop a working definition of diva based on seventeenth-century standards, and use that definition to critique the picks of your virtual classmates.
- In your opinion, what contemporary performer best encapsulates the qualities of a diva from the historical perspective of the late seventeenth century or, reading ahead in Chapter 14 (pp. 292-293) and Chapter 15 (p. 319), the first half of the eighteenth century?
- Agree or disagree with the choices of two of your real classmates.
