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245 10 a| Nicolai Gedda :b| my life & art /c| by Nicolai Gedda, as told to Aino Sellermark Gedda ; translated from the Swedish by Tom Geddes.;

260 a| Portland, Or. :b| Amadeus Press,c| 1999.;

300 a| 242 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Opera biography series ;v| no. 12;

504 a| Includes discography (pages 225-237) and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword / Charles Osborne -- Preface / Aino Sellermark Gedda -- Youth -- Stockholm -- My parents -- The beginnings of a musical education -- The Royal Academy of Music and the opera school -- From the Stockholm Opera to the world stage -- Paris and an unhappy marriage -- The Metropolitan Opera -- A new teacher -- Divas, agents, and producers -- The singer as artist -- Europe -- Back home in Sweden -- On literature and philosophy -- Grand old conductors -- Accompanists -- Roles and preparation -- Saying good-bye to the theater -- Loss and gain -- Peace and happiness at La Chaumiere -- Final reflections -- Opera, oratorio, and operetta repertoire.;

520 a| Acclaimed both for the beauty of his voice and the rare intelligence with which he uses it, Nicolai Gedda is perhaps the most versatile tenor of the twentieth century. He is equally at home in opera and song, and as a master of nine languages and a wide range of musical styles, he has a vast repertoire that includes more than sixty roles and a large body of oratorios. He has made more than 200 recordings over his forty-year career. This autobiography--candid, perceptive, unpretentious--is the first full-length book in English on Nicolai Gedda. It includes anecdotes and observations on a variety of subjects, from literature and film to marriage and parenting, in addition to musical matters. For the first time he discusses the emotional experience of meeting his birth mother only after he reached adulthood, and reveals the accompanying self-reflections about his identity.;

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Nicolai Gedda : my life & art / by Nicolai Gedda, as told to Aino Sellermark Gedda ; translated from the Swedish by Tom Geddes.

Author/creator	Gedda, Nicolai
Other author	Sellermark, Aino, 1927-2019
Other author	Geddes, Tom.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press, 1999.
Description	242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Gedda, Nicolai. Tenors (Singers)--Biography.

Uniform title	Gåvan är inte gratis. English
Series	Opera biography series ; no. 12 Opera biography series ; no. 12. ^A267014
Contents	Foreword / Charles Osborne -- Preface / Aino Sellermark Gedda -- Youth -- Stockholm -- My parents -- The beginnings of a musical education -- The Royal Academy of Music and the opera school -- From the Stockholm Opera to the world stage -- Paris and an unhappy marriage -- The Metropolitan Opera -- A new teacher -- Divas, agents, and producers -- The singer as artist -- Europe -- Back home in Sweden -- On literature and philosophy -- Grand old conductors -- Accompanists -- Roles and preparation -- Saying good-bye to the theater -- Loss and gain -- Peace and happiness at La Chaumiere -- Final reflections -- Opera, oratorio, and operetta repertoire.
Abstract	Acclaimed both for the beauty of his voice and the rare intelligence with which he uses it, Nicolai Gedda is perhaps the most versatile tenor of the twentieth century. He is equally at home in opera and song, and as a master of nine languages and a wide range of musical styles, he has a vast repertoire that includes more than sixty roles and a large body of oratorios. He has made more than 200 recordings over his forty-year career. This autobiography--candid, perceptive, unpretentious--is the first full-length book in English on Nicolai Gedda. It includes anecdotes and observations on a variety of subjects, from literature and film to marriage and parenting, in addition to musical matters. For the first time he discusses the emotional experience of meeting his birth mother only after he reached adulthood, and reveals the accompanying self-reflections about his identity.
Bibliography note	Includes discography (pages 225-237) and index.
LCCN	98042923
ISBN	1574670484

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