1997, ISBN: 1555533175

[EAN: 9781555533175], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Northeastern], HARDCOVER, Jacket, Rosa Ponselle (1897--1981) was one of the greatest American opera singers of the twentieth century. … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781555533175], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Northeastern], HARDCOVER, Jacket, Rosa Ponselle (1897--1981) was one of the greatest American opera singers of the twentieth century. This definitive biography, published on the centenary of her birth, provides a compelling, in-depth, and balanced portrait of the brilliant soprano. It is a captivating Cinderella story of the spirited diva's rise from modest beginnings in Meriden, Connecticut, to star of the Metropolitan Opera. Drawing on interviews and extensive documentary research, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz charts the course of Ponselle's incredible career, from demonstrating sheet music in dime stores, to singing in motion picture houses and restaurants, to performing on the vaudeville stage with her beloved and talented sister Carmela, to her pivotal audition for Enrico Caruso. With Caruso's backing, the twenty-one-year-old soprano, with no previous experience in opera, made a sensational debut at the Metropolitan Opera and became an overnight celebrity. The extraordinarily successful operatic and concert career that followed the diva's debut is chronicled in this vibrant account. Also included are Ponselle's headstrong disputes with the Metropolitan, her troubled marriage and divorce, and her productive retirement years as Artistic Director of the Baltimore Civic Opera and teacher of such future opera stars as Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, William Warfield, James Morris, and Sherill Milnes. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item., Books<

ISBN: 9781555533175

Northeastern University Press. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible cle… Mehr…

Northeastern University Press. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Northeastern University Press, 3<

1997, ISBN: 9781555533175

Northeastern University Press, 1997-10-23. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.1890 in x 9.3110 in x 6.2992 in. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight., Northeastern University Press, 1997-10-23, 3

1997, ISBN: 9781555533175

Hardcover, Gebraucht, guter Zustand, Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less., [PU: Northeastern University Press]

1997, ISBN: 9781555533175

Gebundene Ausgabe

Cloth, Very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket, [ED: 1], Biography|Biography|Rosa Ponselle|opera|music|1/21/09|Repr 7/11|Repr 9/13, Boston, [PU: Northeastern Univ. Press]