Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 38 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion The Primadonna A Sequel to "Fair Margaret" Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Primadonna" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on a prominent opera singer named Margarita da Cordova, known for her breathtaking vocal talent, as she navigates the complexities of fame, relationships, and personal identity at a time when societal expectations weigh heavily on women. The narrative explores her interactions with various characters in the opera world, particularly in the wake of a tragic incident during her performance that leaves both her and her audience profoundly affected. The opening of "The Primadonna" presents a tense scene during a performance in New York, where Cordova captivates the audience with her haunting rendition of a mad scene from "Lucia di Lammermoor." Just as she reaches a moment of climax in her performance, an explosion rattles the opera house, leading to panic among the crowd. In a display of remarkable composure, Cordova begins to sing again, calming the audience amidst chaos. This act of heroism is overshadowed by the tragic news of a nearby explosion linked to the incident, marking the beginning of a tumultuous journey for Cordova as she copes with the duality of her public persona and her private self, while grappling with complex relationships and the unexpected fallout from her newfound status as a perceived hero. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction Opera -- Fiction Women singers -- Fiction Mystery fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 655575 655389 2024-10-05T05:14:30.914759 2023-10-05T05:58:28.453286 text/html text/html 655568 655382 2024-10-05T05:14:31.222759 2023-10-05T05:58:28.674294 text/html text/html 307516 2024-10-05T05:14:40.145642 application/epub+zip 316932 2024-10-05T05:14:33.236690 application/epub+zip 316932 2024-10-05T05:14:31.989883 application/epub+zip 543125 2024-10-05T05:14:45.565645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506265 2024-10-05T05:14:39.357677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482161 2022-09-05T08:22:04.955306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599153 599042 2024-10-05T05:14:30.354697 2023-10-05T05:58:28.021302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 600353 2020-12-19T23:42:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 224271 2020-12-19T23:42:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 600359 2020-12-19T23:42:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224213 2020-12-19T23:42:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22423 2024-10-05T05:14:45.696610 application/rdf+xml 11851 2024-10-05T05:14:32.531744 image/jpeg 3308 2024-10-05T05:14:32.258704 image/jpeg 303079 2024-10-05T05:14:31.276745 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia