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Title: Confessions of an Opera Singer

Note: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material at
The Internet Archive.)

Summary: "Confessions of an Opera Singer" by Kathleen Howard is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles Howard's journey from her early life in America to her aspirations and challenges in pursuing an operatic career in Europe. The narrative focuses on her experiences in New York, Paris, and Germany, as she navigates the complexities of becoming a professional singer against the backdrop of personal struggles and societal expectations. The opening of the memoir introduces Howard as a young woman engaged to be married, but with a powerful voice that drives her passion for a singing career. As she reflects on her upbringing steeped in music, she reveals her inner conflict between societal norms and her artistic ambitions. Faced with the expectation of marriage and a conventional life, she decides to pursue her dreams of vocal training in New York instead of focusing on her trousseau. The stage is set for a journey filled with determination, struggle, and the realities of an aspiring artist as she sets out to fulfill her destiny on the operatic stage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956

EBook No.: 32980

Published: Jun 26, 2010

Downloads: 145

Language: English

Subject: Singers -- Biography

Subject: Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956

LoCC: Music: Literature of music

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Confessions of an Opera Singer

Note: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material at
The Internet Archive.)

Summary: "Confessions of an Opera Singer" by Kathleen Howard is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles Howard's journey from her early life in America to her aspirations and challenges in pursuing an operatic career in Europe. The narrative focuses on her experiences in New York, Paris, and Germany, as she navigates the complexities of becoming a professional singer against the backdrop of personal struggles and societal expectations. The opening of the memoir introduces Howard as a young woman engaged to be married, but with a powerful voice that drives her passion for a singing career. As she reflects on her upbringing steeped in music, she reveals her inner conflict between societal norms and her artistic ambitions. Faced with the expectation of marriage and a conventional life, she decides to pursue her dreams of vocal training in New York instead of focusing on her trousseau. The stage is set for a journey filled with determination, struggle, and the realities of an aspiring artist as she sets out to fulfill her destiny on the operatic stage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956

EBook No.: 32980

Published: Jun 26, 2010

Downloads: 145

Language: English

Subject: Singers -- Biography

Subject: Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956

LoCC: Music: Literature of music

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.