Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle
by Brian Morgan
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Author: Brian MorganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-27
ISBN: 0595388981
Number of pages: 291
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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Book Review: Finally a biography about Norman Triegle...
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't say enough about this wonderful book. A truly underated artist who never got the recognition he deserved!!! This biography gives you an inside to the detrmination of the bass-baritone and answers questions about not only his private life (and mysterious death at such a young age), but his undeniable determination to become a success in the world of opera. Treigle was over shadowed by Siepi, Ghiaurov, Diaz and etc...I think none of them despite maybe having a lusher sound in some cases could inhabit the roles that the artist's shared,the way HE did. Treigle was a singing actor in the "park and bark" days, like Callas nobody knew what they HAD!!! Mr. Morgan's research is truly astounding and you feel like you are going thru his career step by step thru not only the success's but the dissapointment's as well. I have a whole new respect for this artist and great man. I won't spoil all the details. Get the book!!!
Summary of Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle
This is the fascinating story of one of America?s greatest singers, Norman Treigle (1927?1975). Born in the South?s most exotic city, New Orleans, he was acclaimed as one of history?s finest singing-actors, specialising in rôles that evoked villainy and terror, and was a resident star at the adventurous New York City Opera. In this, the first biography of the legendary bass-baritone, you will read of his colourful life in New Orleans, his self-destructive life-style, the seeming contradictions in his complex character, his passion for the race-track, his enormous voice and emaciated physique, his electrifying stage-presence and astonishing acting ability, why he never sang at the Metropolitan Opera, and his mysterious, sudden death at the age of forty-seven. Read also of his relationships with his closest colleagues, including Beverly Sills, Phyllis Curtin, Jon Vickers, Plácido Domingo, Michael Devlin, Carlisle Floyd, Julius Rudel, Tito Capobianco and Frank Corsaro. Based on the singer?s private files, years of extensive research, and interviews with many of his relatives, friends and colleagues, Strange Child of Chaos (a quote from Mefistofele, his greatest triumph) is a tale of the troubled life of an incomparable artist of an elemental power, who bestrode the stage for too brief a moment.Theater Books
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