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I Never Walked Alone: the Autobioqraphy of an American Sinqer.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
by Shirley Verrett with Christopher Brooks John Wiley & Sons, 306 pp. $30
In this memoir, written with Christopher Brooks, associate professor of African-American studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, Shirley Verrett takes us on her personal and professional journey, from childhood in New Orleans to her position as one of the world's most sought-after opera stars, singing both mezzo and soprano roles. Eventually she experienced the inevitable maturing and waning of vocal resources, retired from singing and embarked upon a teaching career.
Along the way, there were memorable incidents, exciting productions, titillating conflicts, rewarding triumphs and the occasional crushing defeat, all recounted here in a shoot-from-the-hip way. As soon as the reader thinks Verrett has made an error in judgment, she points it out herself.
Career highs include Verrett's amazing feat of singing both Cassandre and Didon in the opening-night Les Troyens at the Met, in 1973; her legendary 1975 opening-night Lady Macbeth at La Scala; the Carnegie Hall concert celebrating the eightieth (really eighty-fifth) birthday of Marian Anderson; and her performances of Norma and Adalgisa. The ...
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