A Singer's Life: The Journals of a Modern Troubadour

The life of an opera singer is a total mystery to 99% of members of the audience at any performance.

This fascinating book, written by Brian Bannatyne-Scott, a Scottish bass who, over four decades, has sung roles all over the world, as well as appearing in many international festivals both in opera and oratorio, allows the listening public to garner some understanding of what it takes to become an opera singer, a modern Troubadour, in the 21^st Century.

We learn about the painstaking hours of...