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Media Reviews
"...this enlightening centenary tribute to a great diva will give opera fans much joy.
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— Booklist
"Good biographies of composers are scarce, but there are even fewer decent books about opera singers, who populate a world where rampant prima donna egos and delerious hagiography by worshipful fans are the rule. Occasionally an exception appears, and James A. Drake’s Rosa Ponselle is one of them, an absorbing account ...
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— New York
"The book is likely to be the most enduring, and certainly the most enlightening, of the many tributes to this great singer’s memory made in her centennial year.
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— Opera Now
"We have in Rosa Ponselle: A Centenary Biography a book that anyone interested in singers and their recordings will not want to do without.
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— Elwood A. McKee, ARSC Journal
1997
"This is a great read; a refreshing portrait written by an author who knows and loves his subject well."
— Lisa Morris, Penn Sounds
1999
"Drake has produced a vibrant tribute to the energetic diva...
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— Publishers Weekly
"This book is a rarity among biographies of singers in that it is intelligently written and designed to involve the reader in a thoughtful and independent act of judgement.
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— Gramophone
". . . we get a vivid picture of the operatic world and its inhabitants in the 1920s and 1930s and many insights into the art of singing and what it requires of the singer. Highly recommended—even for the general reader.
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— Morin, American Record Guide
"As a fascinating narrative and as a definitive reference...Rosa Ponselle, A Centenary Biography is a timely and valuable addition to every opera lover’s library."
— Wah Keung Chan, La Scena Musicale
"The book is particularly useful to anyone pursuing the path of a singer or musician, for it fairly documents the course of a singer’s career, which is as fascinating as the legend of Rosa Ponselle."
— Lisa Morris, Penn Sounds
1999
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