Fifty-five years in five acts : my life in opera /
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| Author / Creator: | Varnay, Astrid. |
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| Uniform title: | Hab mir's gelobt. English |
| Imprint: | Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2000. |
| Description: | xx, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4356100 |
| Summary: | For Astrid Varnay, one of the world's greatest dramatic sopranos, opera was the family business. The daughter of coloratura soprano Maria Javor and dramatic tenor Alexander Varnay, she literally grew up backstage at the opera. Vocally and musically trained by her mother and mentor (and later husband) Hermann Weigert, she was just 23 years old when she made her unofficial debut at the Metropolitan Opera as a last-minute replacement for the suddenly ill Lotte Lehmann. Varnay's critically acclaimed performance as Seiglinde in Die Walkure catapulted her into the limelight and launched an illustrious career that flourished for over five decades. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Hab mir's gelobt. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1555534554 |