Format:
1 online resource (255 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780062118295
Content:
Internationally beloved opera star Deborah Voigt recounts her harrowing and ultimately successful private battles to overcome the addictions and self-destructive tendencies that nearly destroyed her life. Call Me Debbie is one of the most electrifying performances of Deborah Voigt's life. The brilliantly gifted opera soprano takes us behind the velvet curtains to tell her compelling story-a tale of success, addiction, music, and faith as dramatic as any role she has performed. For the first time, she talks about the events that led to her dangerous gastric bypass surgery in 2004 and its shocking aftermath: her substantial weight loss coupled with the "cross addiction" that led to severe alcoholism, frightening all-night blackouts, and suicide attempts. Ultimately, Voigt emerged from the darkness to achieve complete sobriety, thanks to a twelve-step program and a recommitment to her Christian faith. Colored by hilarious anecdotes and juicy gossip that illuminate what really goes on backstage, Voigt paints diverting portraits of the artists with whom she's worked, her most memorable moments onstage, and her secrets to great singing. She also offers fascinating insight into the roles she's played and the characters she loves, including Strauss's Ariadne and Salome, Puccini's Minnie, and Wagner's Sieglinde, Isolde, and Brünnhilde, sharing her intense preparation for playing them. Filled with eight pages of color photos, Call Me Debbie is an inspirational story that offers a unique look into the life of a modern artist and a remarkable woman.
Content:
Intro -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Overture: Heavenly Voices -- Act I: Piccola -- 1. My Fair Little Lady -- 2. Jesus Loves Me -- 3. Sweet and Innocent -- 4. High School Musical -- 5. Wild Things -- Act II: Accelerando -- 6. When the Student Is Ready -- 7. Covering Butts -- 8. Next Stop, the Wiener Staatsoper -- 9. Diets and Divas -- 10. Amelia and Ariadne: Luck Be This Lady -- 11. Leona, Leonie, Luciano: Breakthroughs and Breaking Up -- Act III: Crescendo -- 12. Dangerous Liaisons and Plácido's Kiss -- 13. Blood, Death, and Grace -- 14. Little Black Dress and Sexy Salome -- 15. Princes, Rogues, Blackouts, and Bottoms -- 16. Fathers, Love, and the Ride of the Valkyries -- 17. Fear and Loathing in Liège -- 18. A Tree of Life -- Photo Section -- Finale: Voigt Lessons -- About the Author -- Credits -- Copyright -- About the Publisher.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Additional Edition:
9780062118288
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780062118288
Language:
English
Bookmarklink