Leonard Warren: American Baritone - Couverture rigide

Phillips-Matz, Mary Jane

 
9781574670530: Leonard Warren: American Baritone

Synopsis

The great baritone Leonard Warren was historys most notable interpreter of Verdi, making his mark in the title roles of Rigoletto, Macbeth and Simon Boccanegra. Warrens dramatic death over 40 years ago is famous: he collapsed and died onstage at the Met on March 4, 1960 in a performance as Carlo in La forza del destino. In this definitive biography, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, author of an acclaimed biography of Giuseppe Verdi, offers an intimate portrait of a beloved opera star, based on hundreds of interviews. More than 100 rare photographs capture Warren in his great roles as well as in private moments. HARDCOVER.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mary Jane Phillips-Matz is the author of Verdi: A Biography, Rosa Ponselle, American Diva, and other books about opera. A contributor to Opera News, Opera Quarterly, BBC Music Magazine and many other publications, she is also a cofounder and executive board member of the American Institute for Verdi Studies at New York University. For Verdi: A Biography, she won the Royal Philharmonic Society Award and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. She lives in New York City.

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