The Rise and Fall of a La Scala DivaJanus Publishing Company Lim, 2006 - 181 sivua An autobiography charting Marjorie Wright's career in opera. At the height of her career, Marjorie Wright bathed in the limelight of the operatic circle, as a renowned opera diva. Then her world fell apart. The 'politics' and back-stabbing in this operatic circle finally saw her falling from grace, to the lowest ebb one could imagine. |
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Irish Childhood | 1 |
London | 17 |
Doing What The Romans Do | 29 |
Branching Out | 41 |
Bouncing Along | 73 |
Tremors | 107 |
The Crunch | 127 |
The Road Back | 151 |
Encore | 177 |
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