On Stage, Off Stage: A Memoir

Rating:
Summary: "Visse d'arte, vissi d'amore"
Review: Luckily, unlike some divas' memoirs, Regine Crespin's autobiography is NOT a catalogue of concert dates and stage appearances. In her book, Crespin attempts to reveal the woman behind the diva. However, the reader realizes that the heroine and the diva are one in the same (as in "Tosca", one of Crespin's famous roles): Crespin is a real-life opera heroine with her emotions writ large in a manner appropriate for grand opera. Tosca's famous aria "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" ("I have lived for art, I have lived for love") could be sung in an opera of Crespin's life as well. In a world lacking real divas, I admire Crespin all the more for her honesty and candor in this book. However, she can't fool me....LA Crespin comes through on every page of this book, and I love it.

Rating:
Summary: "Visse d'arte, vissi d'amore"
Review: Luckily, unlike some divas' memoirs, Regine Crespin's autobiography is NOT a catalogue of concert dates and stage appearances. In her book, Crespin attempts to reveal the woman behind the diva. However, the reader realizes that the heroine and the diva are one in the same (as in "Tosca", one of Crespin's famous roles): Crespin is a real-life opera heroine with her emotions writ large in a manner appropriate for grand opera. Tosca's famous aria "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" ("I have lived for art, I have lived for love") could be sung in an opera of Crespin's life as well. In a world lacking real divas, I admire Crespin all the more for her honesty and candor in this book. However, she can't fool me....LA Crespin comes through on every page of this book, and I love it.

Rating:
Summary: A Woman First!
Review: What an artist! What a woman! This book reveals a lot about Crespin, her very private romantic life, illness, travels, interesting encounters, her views on art, recording, singing, and artists. Above all, it is an entertaining auto-biography of a diva who seems to observe her life with an awe that only the most talented people can access!

Rating:
Summary: A Woman First!
Review: What an artist! What a woman! This book reveals a lot about Crespin, her very private romantic life, illness, travels, interesting encounters, her views on art, recording, singing, and artists. Above all, it is an entertaining auto-biography of a diva who seems to observe her life with an awe that only the most talented people can access!