Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras get together for a rare conference call joint interview. But can anyone get a word in edgewise? – Chicago Tribune
Tag: 12.09.00
CAUTIOUS ROUTE TO STARDOM
“Who could predict that an immigrant from war-torn Lebanon who took her first singing lesson at 19, who had never appeared on a professional stage before arriving at the Met in 1997 – who was faxing her homework back to engineering school on the opera-house fax, for goodness’ sake – would now be the name on every opera-house director’s lips?” – The Globe & Mail (Canada)
STEEL-REINFORCED SUCCESS
Danielle Steel’s new book is promoted as a “bestseller” on its cover even before it’s published. How do they know? “Such is Steel’s reputation and following – she has produced 49 best-selling novels in the last 25 years, for total sales of 430 million books – that ‘Journey’ is guaranteed to be a success.” – National Post (Canada)