Much has been said of the Beatles as a band triggering of hysteria from fans, which in their case come to light so overcome they had to stop because it shows impossible to hear what both played in the middle of crying. But while they have the title of the initiators of many things, mainly on an artistic level, I do not have as to the outbreak of fanaticism musical. Like many classical composers were the rock stars of his era, singers Opera was the main target of popular fervor in Argentina between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
In a period in which the theater and national composers were scarce and were relegated against a clear preference for artists of companies from Europe, the performers who occupied the front rows on the world opera stage, and who came brought by these land for any spins, were received with highest honors.
Just as we now see herds of teenagers who are desperate to capture with his camera the first smile of Ricky Martin or the Jonas Brothers just pose their feet on the ladder of the airplane, chasing sunshine and in shadow, a century ago, caravans of fans heading to the port on the day announced by the newspapers as the set for the arrival of his idols, the most desired sopranos or tenors looking. From there on long processions were accompanied to their accommodation, and offered to please them all sorts of events, meals and entertainment. These beings were then the largest repositories of dreams and fantasies, capable of stimulating an excessive admiration as described by Proust where the narrator fears that the action of crumpling a program to alter the sound of the voice of Berma, the prima donna Phaedra, or the lack of applause could offend.
also often associated this kind of attitude with the female audience. Much later, at a distance and without leaving an ironic and burlesque, journalists spoke of "the girls" to Sandro for example, who threw him to the poor all kinds of women's clothing. Long ago it was men who had the privilege, and covering their idols and girls with flowers, detachable collars of their shirts, buttons and miscellaneous items that would make a sad pale panties.
Another sign of fanaticism often cries, howls that reached the unusual highs are capable of shredding the most beautiful set of glassware, which become a way for fans measure each degree of admiration for the artist in question. This approach was not always exclusive to the female, because for a long time, and until they are able to upset the social conventions that so rigidly governed the case, women had tacitly forbidden to express their enthusiasm and even applaud in theatrical performances . Nothing should surprise then that these women are largely silenced those retribution now screaming his lungs in the presence of a nod or a Luis Miguel Chayanne hip movement.
Now all the music channels have a program dedicated to the fans, which run contests to see who knows more about their favorite singer, if this had existed 90 years ago, nobody would have taken away the title of "Fan of the Year" to our former president, Marcelo T. de Alvear, who madly in love with a famous prima donna in Europe, devoted several years to pursue by all the theaters in the world, filling it with praise and gifts. But as this was not enough to get his attention, one day he decided to buy each and every one of the seats for a role in which she would sing, placing a rose on all seats and becoming its unique and privileged spectator. And here was the strength of the girl ...
As noted a copy of Faces and Masks of 1900 saved by Ricardo Pasolini, "there are people for whom to talk to an opera singer is equivalent to see the Pope." Anyway, if I get to choose between it and a Mick Jagger a bit singed, I do not think even a tenth of a second.
In a period in which the theater and national composers were scarce and were relegated against a clear preference for artists of companies from Europe, the performers who occupied the front rows on the world opera stage, and who came brought by these land for any spins, were received with highest honors.
Just as we now see herds of teenagers who are desperate to capture with his camera the first smile of Ricky Martin or the Jonas Brothers just pose their feet on the ladder of the airplane, chasing sunshine and in shadow, a century ago, caravans of fans heading to the port on the day announced by the newspapers as the set for the arrival of his idols, the most desired sopranos or tenors looking. From there on long processions were accompanied to their accommodation, and offered to please them all sorts of events, meals and entertainment. These beings were then the largest repositories of dreams and fantasies, capable of stimulating an excessive admiration as described by Proust where the narrator fears that the action of crumpling a program to alter the sound of the voice of Berma, the prima donna Phaedra, or the lack of applause could offend.
also often associated this kind of attitude with the female audience. Much later, at a distance and without leaving an ironic and burlesque, journalists spoke of "the girls" to Sandro for example, who threw him to the poor all kinds of women's clothing. Long ago it was men who had the privilege, and covering their idols and girls with flowers, detachable collars of their shirts, buttons and miscellaneous items that would make a sad pale panties.
Another sign of fanaticism often cries, howls that reached the unusual highs are capable of shredding the most beautiful set of glassware, which become a way for fans measure each degree of admiration for the artist in question. This approach was not always exclusive to the female, because for a long time, and until they are able to upset the social conventions that so rigidly governed the case, women had tacitly forbidden to express their enthusiasm and even applaud in theatrical performances . Nothing should surprise then that these women are largely silenced those retribution now screaming his lungs in the presence of a nod or a Luis Miguel Chayanne hip movement.
Now all the music channels have a program dedicated to the fans, which run contests to see who knows more about their favorite singer, if this had existed 90 years ago, nobody would have taken away the title of "Fan of the Year" to our former president, Marcelo T. de Alvear, who madly in love with a famous prima donna in Europe, devoted several years to pursue by all the theaters in the world, filling it with praise and gifts. But as this was not enough to get his attention, one day he decided to buy each and every one of the seats for a role in which she would sing, placing a rose on all seats and becoming its unique and privileged spectator. And here was the strength of the girl ...
As noted a copy of Faces and Masks of 1900 saved by Ricardo Pasolini, "there are people for whom to talk to an opera singer is equivalent to see the Pope." Anyway, if I get to choose between it and a Mick Jagger a bit singed, I do not think even a tenth of a second.
