{"id":13465,"date":"2024-05-21T13:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=13465"},"modified":"2024-05-21T13:52:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:52:36","slug":"opera-singer-hides-pregnancy-avoid-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2024\/05\/21\/opera-singer-hides-pregnancy-avoid-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Singer Hides Pregnancy to Avoid Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rebecca Krynski Cox as Stella in A StreetCar Named Desire (Daniel Ozoulay for Florida Opera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The soprano Rebecca Krynski Cox maintains a busy calendar and an active social media presence. But it wasn\u2019t until the 9th month of her pregnancy that she announced in a joint post<\/a> with the Florida Grand Opera that she was pregnant.<\/p>\n

Driving the news:<\/strong> Rebecca Krynski Cox recently performed Mim\u00ec with the Florida Grand Opera<\/a> (FGO). Krynski Cox prolifically posts on social media but refrained from posting anything to reveal her pregnancy. Krynski Cox claims she didn\u2019t want to hinder companies<\/a> from casting her in future seasons. The FGO supported Krynski Cox through her performances; rebuilding her costumes, having an EMT backstage, and keeping a doctor on call.<\/p>\n

Why it matters:<\/strong> Pregnancy is a hot topic in the performing arts. In 2018, Julie Fuchs was unexpectedly fired<\/a> from her appearances as Pamina in Die Zauberfl\u00f6te with the Hamburg State Opera when she was 4 months pregnant and still in top vocal and physical form. In 2016, the Broadway musical Shuffle Along closed with producer Scott Rudin citing the star Audra McDonald\u2019s pregnancy<\/a> as the reason.<\/p>\n

A New York Times article<\/a> recently explained how\u2011-more than five years after the #MeToo movement\u2011-many companies now think creatively to accommodate pregnant singers. The Metropolitan Opera states that if a pregnant singer wants to perform, they will.<\/p>\n

Yet it can still be nerve-wracking for a singer to be public about their family life due to the industry\u2019s male-dominated<\/a>, highly competitive nature. Brava to Rebecca Krynski Cox for speaking out, and congrats to her and her family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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