Florence! Foster!! Jenkins!!! : the life of the world's worst opera singer / Darryl W. Bullock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bullock, Darryl W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jenkins, Florence Foster, 1868-1944.

Jenkins, Florence Foster.

Women singers--United States--Biography.

Women singers.

Socialites.

United States.

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

Socialites--United States--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Florence Foster Jenkins

Place of Publication:

New York : Overlook Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Madame Jenkins couldn't carry a tune in a bucket: despite that, in 1944 at the age of 76, she played Carnegie Hall to a capacity audience and had celebrity fans by the score. Her infamous 1940s recordings are still highly-prized today. In his well-researched and thoroughly entertaining biography, Darryl W. Bullock tells of Florence Foster Jenkins meteoric rise to success and the man who stood beside her, through every sharp note. Florence was ridiculed for her poor control of timing, pitch, and tone, and terrible pronunciation of foreign lyrics, but the sheer entertainment value of her caterwauling packed out theatres around the United States, with the 'singer' firmly convinced of her own talent, partly thanks to the devoted attention for her husband and manager St Clair Bayfield. Her story is one of triumph in the face of adversity, courage, conviction and of the belief that with dedication and commitment a true artist can achieve anything."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Overture

Welcome to Wilkes-Barre

Mrs. Doctor Jenkins

The curious case of the missing will

Florence and St. Clair

Flo's a singer

I hope the boat sinks!

Meet Mr. McMoon

Madame makes a record

Live at Carnegie Hall

Goodbye

Finale.

Notes:

Includes timeline and discography.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190) and index.

ISBN:

9781468313741

1468313746

OCLC:

943645415