Leonard Warren: American Baritone (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781574670530)

The great baritone Leonard Warren was history's most notable interpreter of Verdi, making his mark in the title roles of Rigoletto, Macbeth and Simon Boccanegra. Warren's dramatic death over 40 years ago is famous: he collapsed and died onstage at the Met on March 4, 1960 in a performance as Carlo in La forza del destino. In this definitive biography, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, author of an acclaimed biography of Giuseppe Verdi, offers an intimate portrait of a beloved opera star, based on hundreds of interviews. More than 100 rare photographs capture Warren in his great roles as well as in private moments. HARDCOVER.

Author: Mary Jane Phillips-Matz
ISBN-10: 1574670530
ISBN-13: 9781574670530
Publisher: Amadeus
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2003
Pages: 520
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.51lbs
Size: 9.37h x 6.48w x 1.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/10/2000 pg. 89
Library Journal 05/15/2000 pg. 97
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 144