Confessions of an Opera Singer
Author: Kathleen Howard
Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kathleen Howard
Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Howard Kathleen
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2016-06-23
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781318940653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author: Kathleen 1884-1956 Howard
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Published: 2016-08-25
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781361218136
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kathleen Howard
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Published: 2015-02-19
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781296279202
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Kathleen Howard
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-10
Total Pages: 160
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Confessions of an Opera Singer by Kathleen Howard is about the musings and dreams of an upper-class girl who was brought up with an early love of opera. Excerpt: "I WAS very young and I was engaged to be married. We had just lost our money in a rather dramatic fashion, and we were all doing what we could to supply the sudden deficit. My sister began to prepare herself to be a teacher, my brother left his boarding school and came home to go into a friend's office, and I—well, I accepted the hand and heart of the young man in our set with whom I had had most pleasure in dancing in winter and sailing in summer."
Author: Kathleen Howard
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2010-06-28
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781453667576
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Confessions of a Metropolitan Opera Singer" is the autobiography of Kathleen Howard, a Metropolitan Opera star from 1916 through 1928. Turning to film acting after her voice broke, Kathleen Howard was also an accomplished writer who served on the staff of Harper's Bazaar. She made her first movie appearance, appropriately cast as an Italian grande dame, in Death Takes a Holiday. Generations of W.C. Fields fans have doted upon Howard's full-blooded portrayals of Fields' virago wife in It's a Gift and The Man on the Flying Trapeze. Toning down her screen mannerisms a bit, Kathleen Howard spent her last decade in films in such supporting roles. "Confessions of a Metropolitan Opera Singer" provides a great overview of what life was like for a Metropolitan Opera star in the early 1900's, and remains a fascinating read.
Author: Deborah Voigt
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2015-01-27
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 0062118293
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A startlingly frank look at the life of one of our generation’s most prominent operatic stars.”—Associated Press In Call Me Debbie, internationally renowned opera singer Deborah Voigt describes her journey to become one of the world’s most celebrated artists and also discusses her private battles with addictions to food and alcohol, and a myriad of other self-destructive tendencies that nearly destroyed her. Voigt reveals here the troubling sequence of addictive behavior that led to her being fired from a London opera production for being too large to fit into the “little black dress” demanded by the role, and her subsequent gastric bypass surgery and its dramatic aftermath. She speaks openly of the “cross-addiction” that led to severe alcoholism, frightening all-night blackouts, and suicide attempts. Here, too, is the story of how she achieved complete sobriety, thanks to a twelve-step program and a recommitment to her Christian faith. Highlighting hilarious anecdotes and juicy gossip about what really goes on backstage, Voigt talks candidly about the impresarios, singers, and conductors with whom she’s worked and offers fascinating insight into the roles she has played and the characters she loves. Complete with eight pages of color photographs, Call Me Debbie is an inspirational story that offers a unique look into the life of an incredible artist.
Author: Paul Griffiths
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 174
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Operas most beloved stars, including Placido Domingo and Marilyn Horne, pose in full costume and makeup as they speak about their favorite roles. 100 color illustrations.
Author: Ruth A. Solie
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 0520916506
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Addressing Western and non-Western music, composers from Francesca Caccini to Charles Ives, and musical communities from twelfth-century monks to contemporary opera queens, these essays explore questions of gender and sexuality. Musicology and Difference brings together some of the freshest and most challenging voices in musicology today on a question of importance to all the humanistic disciplines.