In theater, a breeches role or breeches part (also pants role, pants part, trouser role, trouser part, and Hosenrolle) is a role in which a female actor performs in male clothing. Breeches, tight …

A breeches role is a part in an opera in which a woman plays the role of a man. It is also called a trouser role (British) or pants role (U.S.) or travesti role (the Italian word). It is called a …

Jan 11, 2016 · Instead I am referring to roles where the audience should suspend its disbelief and believe that the actress on stage is, in fact, male. These roles are also often known as “trouser …

breeches role (plural breeches roles) A role in a theatrical production in which an actress appears in male clothing.

Jun 1, 2022 · Pants Roles: Gender Fluidity and Queer Undertones in Opera 18th century British actress Charlotte Goodall in a "breeches role." ( Public Domain )

A breeches role (also pants role or trouser role, or Hosenrolle) is one in which an actress appears in male clothing. Breeches, tight-fitting knee-length pants, were the standard male garment at …

3 days ago · A commercially successful device in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the breeches role began with the arrival of women on stage in the Restoration. New plays …

This catalogue is a digital project aiming to curate records of individual Shakespearean breeches performances by actresses from 1660 to 1900. We define breeches roles as roles written as …

May 13, 2014 · The term “breeches role,” referring to a role in which an actress appears in male clothing, originated during this period – breeches being the standard male garments worn at …

Breeches roles — women disguised as men — were meant to show off their womanly figures, especially their chests and legs (Howe 56). A plot device related to the breeches part was the …