Sing for your life : a story of race, music, and family
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Sing for your life : a story of race, music, and family
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ISBN:
9780316300674
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
311 pages ; 25 cm
General Note:
"A portion of this book originally appeared, in different form, in the New York Times Magazine"--Title page verso.
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Summary:
The touching, triumphant story of a young black man's journey from violence and despair to one of the world's most elite artistic institutions. In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan Speedo Green won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.