Prima Donna by Rupert Christiansen

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Prima Donna by Rupert Christiansen

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Summary

Prima donnas have always provoked extreme reactions - branded as spoilt and manipulative. This book examines the truth behind the myth, seeking the real women behind the stereotypes. Women over 300 years from Pasta and Patti to Norman and Bartoli are put into historical and musical context.

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Prima Donna by Rupert Christiansen

Prima donnas have always provoked extreme reactions - branded as spoilt and manipulative, hated and resented. This book examines the truth behind the myth, seeking the real women behind the stereotypes. Women over 300 years from Pasta and Patti to Norman and Bartoli are put into historical and musical context. He reveals their vital creative contribution to the development of opera and the intense personal struggles that were often the price of success.

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Rupert Christiansen has been writing about the arts for the Daily Telegraph since 1996. His many books include Prima Donna, Paris Babylon, and Romantic Affinities, which received the Somerset Maugham Award. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature since 1997, he teaches at Keble College, Oxford and lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9780712674669
ISBN 10 0712674667
Title Prima Donna
Author Rupert Christiansen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1995-11-02
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.