Customer Review: Jussi was an impeccable artist with a a magnificent voice and superb musicianship. This book details his careeer as a flawed man and a magnificent artist with a voice which cannot be rivaled. Ever.
Customer Review: Julian Budden has already written an indispensible three volume work on the operas of Verdi. He has now done opera lovers a huge favor by writing about Puccini. Unfortunately Puccini died too young leaving far too few operas , however these are some of the most beloved & often performed works in... more info
Customer Review: I find this book to be a good opportunity to get a glimpse of the everyday life of a superstar in the operatic world. In addition to a lot of black-and-white pictures José Carreras is telling us in a very honest and straight-forward way of his life both on and off the stage. Of course there... more info
Customer Review: This for any opera lover is a must. Mr Gedda was one of the great singers between the 1950s and 1980s, he did not take a backseat to any of his contemporary. His book is wonderful reading, it reveals the human side of a great artist and the humility of a grand person. Highly recommended reading, you... more info
Customer Review: This book is essentially extracted from the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, gathering together the items for Verdi. It contains a chronology of Verdi's works and highly significant events in his life, a 30 page biography, followed by almost 200 pages devoted to the operas separately. A not very... more info
Customer Review: To my abject shame, I confess that prior to reading this biography, I knew Ponselle only vaguely as a "name" from the Golden Age. (Since reading the book, I've acquired dozens of her recordings and viewed her screen test!) What great fun this book is! And what a life to chronicle. Miss Ponselle is... more info
Customer Review: I've read a considerable number of biographies of great opera singers and this has to rank as one of the best. It is told in a forthright manner and actually makes it possible to visualize the singer and his personality. Tibbett was a very great singer and a great man as well during the best periods... more info
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