THE INNER VOICE: The Making of a Singer
Renee Fleming, . . Viking, $24.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-670-03351-5
Calling this candid account "the autobiography of my voice," soprano Fleming details the years of study it took to master the art of vocal production and the discipline that brought her international renown. A former manager deemed her "the single most ambitious singer he has ever known," and given the tenacity with which she faced early setbacks—"I have a noble history of being rejected from a lot of places," she writes—his comment is understandable. After her first big break in 1990 (as the Countess in Mozart's
Reviewed on: 10/11/2004
Genre: Nonfiction
Open Ebook - 240 pages - 978-1-101-09888-2
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