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On Stage, off Stage : A Memoir by Regine Crespin (1997, Library Binding)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNortheastern University Press

ISBN-101555533280

ISBN-139781555533281

eBay Product ID (ePID)673716

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

Publication NameOn Stage, Off Stage : a Memoir

LanguageEnglish

SubjectPersonal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, General, Genres & Styles / Opera

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorRegine Crespin

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight21.1 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN97-019907

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Original LanguageFrench

Dewey Decimal782.1/092 B

SynopsisWith candor, affection, and humor, Regine Crespin reflects on her family, friends, and colleagues, her love affairs, and, most of all, the opera. She recalls her beloved Italian grandmother, the pain of growing up with an alcoholic mother, and her adoring but troubled relationship with her father. Crespin describes her rise from a teenager with a pretty little voice to dramatic soprano, and provides delightful anecdotes about her performances at Bayreuth, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and other major opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. She openly discusses an abortion, her battles with breast cancer, intimate details of her love life, and contemplates the art of singing as well as the burdens of stardom. Crespin's exasperation with the lack of recognition from her own country is also revealed. Populated with such figures as Herbert von Karajan, Lotte Lehmann, Jon Vickers, Leontyne Price, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Maria Callas, this engaging autobiography offers a vivid and fascinating glimpse into the world of opera. It is also the inviting story of a remarkable woman who was a diva on the stage but never a prima donna in real life.

LC Classification NumberML420.C9A3 1997