Biography by Helena Matheopoulos with reminiscence and analysis in the tenor's own words
The collaboration between an acclaimed biographer, who is passionate about her subject, and the great tenor, who is passionate about his art, has produced a book that instructs while it entertains. Here the great singing actor and master musician freely shares his insights and relives the inspiration that helped him reach the top of his profession, while his biographer skillfully reconstructs the circumstances that nurtured or challenged him, adding fascinating glimpses of the important people in his life.
Plácido Domingo completed a successful signing at the Metropolitan Opera Bookstore on April 2, 2003, to launch the release of this book.
Critical Acclaim
“...A portrait of the artist in his own words, through his own portrayals of the various operatic heroes... straightforward, a chronological traversal of the tenor’s sixty-two major roles.” – Opera News, August 2003
"This book is valuable not only for today’s opera lovers but also for future generations, because in it Plácido explains how he got to where he wanted to go, often step by hard-working step. At the beginning of his career people were alarmed that he seemed unable to say “no” to certain challenges. Upon retrospect, let’s be glad that he preferred “yes.” Opera has been richer for it." – From the preface by Beverly Sills
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