Drake’s excellent biography of Tucker ... Tucker’s work ethic was prodigious and his stamina legendary. In his book Tenor, History of a Voice, John Potter writes: “Tucker’s voice was ...

Verdi persevered in his ambitions by taking private lessons. After his studies with one Vincenzo Lavigna, from whom he acquired a thorough mastery of counter point, fugue and canon, Verdi applied for ...

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Strehler died in 1997. Now, near the start of a season packed with new productions, the Milan theatre has revived his 1980 staging of Falstaff, Verdi’s last opera and a crowning achievement of ...

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Describing Anastasia Bay as someone who sketches figures is akin to calling Giuseppe Verdi a songwriter. She paints big, and with authority, in gestures that are seen, felt and remembered. The ...

The Life and Art of Tim O’Brien” is the first literary biography of the novelist best known for “The Things They Carried.” ...

Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui is credited with writing over 50 books, including the Hawaiian language dictionary and the ‘Ōlelo No’eau, a book collection of proverbs and poetical sayings. Author ...

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s long-awaited new novel and Ron Chernow’s biography of Mark Twain are ... about the beginning of a new year: more books. To help prepare for another 12 months of ...

The Black Experience at Michigan State University” chronicles the history and impact of Black students, faculty and staff at MSU.

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Although Yarros is perhaps best known for her trio of romantasy novels, she has ...