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On stage, off stage : a memoir / by Régine Crespin ; translated by G.S. Bourdain.
| Author/creator | Crespin, Régine |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Northeastern University Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xiv, 289 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Mannolini -- My mother -- The voice discovered -- On the podium: my first love -- My father -- Paris Opera: exile and return -- Bayreuth: the turning point -- My two Mets -- Crisis -- Lenox Hill hospital -- The art of singing -- Buenos Aires, mis amores -- Microphone, my friendly nightmare -- Karajan the magnificent -- Part II. Another battle won -- Friends, lovers, and other animals -- I left my heart in San Francisco -- Les adieux -- Epilogue: Toward the future -- Opera roles ; Major opera houses and festivals ; Discography ; Distinctions and awards. |
| Abstract | France's most renowned classical singer shares reminiscences about her personal life and illustrious career in this charming memoir. With candor, affection, and humor, Regine Crespin reflects on her family, friends, and colleagues, her love affairs, and, most of all, the opera. 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. |
| General note | Part 1 is a revised and expanded version of previous publication: La vie et l'amour d'une femme. Paris : Fayard, 1982. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 275-289. |
| LCCN | 97019907 |
| ISBN | 1555533280 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML420.C9 A3 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |