American aria : from farm boy to opera star / Sherrill Milnes ; with contributions by Dennis McGovern.
| Author/creator | Milnes, Sherrill |
| Other author | McGovern, Dennis. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Schirmer Books, ©1998. |
| Description | xvi, 288 pages, 8 pages of plates : portrait ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword -- Prologue -- Roots on the farm -- Growing up in Downers Grove -- On the road: From Chicago to Santa Fe, to Tanglewood and Goldovsky -- Regional companies: an appreciation -- Met audition and Mr. Bing -- A life ends: a new life begins -- Opera can be dangerous -- The audience: pleased and displeased -- The recital and the accompanist -- Fame -- Performance -- The glamour of travel -- Decade of panic -- Life After the met -- I've just met a girl named Maria -- Performance chronology. |
| Abstract | What's it like to grow up on a small farm in Illinois only to find yourself, some twenty years later, performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House? And then to travel the world, singing in historic theaters from La Scala in Milan to Vienna, Paris, London, and beyond? What does it take to be hailed as one of the great operatic baritones of all times, heir to a tradition of Verdi baritones that stretches back for generations? And how does it feel to face losing your voice and your livelihood and the sometimes mean-spirited nature of the operatic world? Sherrill Milnes's story is a true American saga. This book tells the entire story in warm, engaging prose. For anyone interested in the mystique of opera - and what really goes on behind and in front of the scenes - it makes fascinating reading. In American Aria Sherrill Milnes opens his artistic and personal life with great candor and considerable heart, revealing himself to everyone. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 263-266. |
| LCCN | 98012646 |
| ISBN | 0028647394 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML420.M5135 A3 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |