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Tables of Contents for American Aria
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Prologue
xiii
Roots on the Farm
1
14
Growing Up in Downers Grove
15
22
On the Road: From Chicago to Santa Fe, to Tanglewood and Goldovsky
37
16
Regional Companies: An Appreciation
53
28
Met Audition and Mr. Bing
81
22
A Life Ends---A New Life Begins
103
10
Opera Can Be Dangerous
113
20
The Audience---Pleased and Displeased
133
16
The Recital and the Accompanist
149
16
Fame
165
22
Performance
187
22
The Glamour of Travel
209
10
Decade of Panic
219
18
Life After the Met
237
6
I've Just Met a Girl Named Maria
243
4
Performance Chronology
247
16
Discography
263
4
Index
267