Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle
by Brian Morgan
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Author: Brian MorganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-27
ISBN: 0595388981
Number of pages: 291
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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Book Review: Publishing one's notes
Summary: 2 Stars
If you can't wait to learn more about Norman Treigle then by all means buy this book but be prepared to find what is apparently a collection of unedited notes from an author possessing so little literary knowledge that he never had even the notion of hiring a ghost writer to clean up his mess of information. If that isn't your cup of tea then wait for the second edition which I trust will be forthcoming. While the book provides fascinating quips from many famous persons and notable insights into the workings of a now obscure musical genius, the experience is almost destroyed by having to navigate the book's jejune prose.
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 r?les 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, Pl?cido 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.General Books
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