Sing for Your Life: A Story of Race, Music, and Family
Autor Daniel Bergneren Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2017
ANew York TimesNotable Book
AWashington PostNotable Book
APublishers WeeklyBook of the Year
As seen on CBS This Morning, NPR'sFresh Air, andPeopleMagazine
ANew York Times Book ReviewEditor's Choice
APublishers WeeklyBest Book of the Year
ALibrary JournalNonfiction Pick of September
The New York Times bestseller about a young black man's journey from violence and despair to the threshold of stardom. "A beautiful tribute to the power of good teachers."--Terry Gross,Fresh Air
"One
of
the
most
inspiring
stories
I've
come
across
in
a
long
time."--Pamela
Paul,
New
York
Times
Book
Review
Ryan
Speedo
Green
had
a
tough
upbringing
in
southeastern
Virginia:
his
family
lived
in
a
trailer
park
and
later
a
bullet-riddled
house
across
the
street
from
drug
dealers.
His
father
was
absent;
his
mother
was
volatile
and
abusive.
At the age of twelve, Ryan was sent to Virginia's juvenile facility of last resort. He was placed in solitary confinement. He was uncontrollable, uncontainable, with little hope for the future.
In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera, beating out 1,200 other talented singers. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.
SING FOR YOUR LIFE chronicles Ryan's suspenseful, racially charged and artistically intricate journey from solitary confinement to stardom. Daniel Bergner takes readers on Ryan's path toward redemption, introducing us to a cast of memorable characters--including the two teachers from his childhood who redirect his rage into music, and his long-lost father who finally reappears to hear Ryan sing. Bergner illuminates all that it takes--technically, creatively--to find and foster the beauty of the human voice. AndSing for Your Lifesheds unique light on the enduring and complex realities of race in America.
At the age of twelve, Ryan was sent to Virginia's juvenile facility of last resort. He was placed in solitary confinement. He was uncontrollable, uncontainable, with little hope for the future.
In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera, beating out 1,200 other talented singers. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.
SING FOR YOUR LIFE chronicles Ryan's suspenseful, racially charged and artistically intricate journey from solitary confinement to stardom. Daniel Bergner takes readers on Ryan's path toward redemption, introducing us to a cast of memorable characters--including the two teachers from his childhood who redirect his rage into music, and his long-lost father who finally reappears to hear Ryan sing. Bergner illuminates all that it takes--technically, creatively--to find and foster the beauty of the human voice. AndSing for Your Lifesheds unique light on the enduring and complex realities of race in America.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316300636
ISBN-10: 0316300632
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 141 x 210 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Lee Boudreaux / Back Bay Books
ISBN-10: 0316300632
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 141 x 210 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Lee Boudreaux / Back Bay Books
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Notă biografică
Daniel
Bergner
is
a
contributing
writer
for
theNew
York
Times
Magazineand
the
author
of
a
novel,Moments
of
Favor,
and
four
books
of
nonfiction:What
Do
Women
Want?,
The
Other
Side
of
Desire,
In
the
Land
of
the
Magic
Soldiers,andGod
of
the
Rodeo.In
the
Land
of
Magic
Soldiersreceived
an
Overseas
Press
Club
Award
for
international
reporting
and
a
Lettre-Ulysses
Award
for
the
Art
of
Reportage
and
was
named
aLos
Angeles
TimesBest
Book
of
the
Year.God
of
the
Rodeowas
aNew
York
TimesNotable
Book
of
the
Year.
In
addition
to
theNew
York
Times
Magazine,
Daniel's
writing
has
appeared
in
theAtlantic,Granta,Harper's,Mother
Jones,Talk,
and
theNew
York
Times
Book
Review,
and
on
the
op-ed
page
of
theNew
York
Times.
His
writing
is
included
inThe
Norton
Reader:
An
Anthology
of
Nonfiction.
Recenzii
"Deeply
moving....
A
testament
to
the
limitlessness
of
the
human
spirit,
even
in
the
most
forlorn
and
unexpected
places....
This
is
a
book
of
great
compassion
that
traces
the
contours
of
a
single
remarkable
life.
But
Bergner
is
also
doing
something
more
expansive,
examining
the
long
and
tormented
history
of
black
involvement
in
an
elite
artistic
tradition
and
in
society
at
large.
Ultimately,
this
is
the
story
that
captures
the
most
inexplicable
thing--the
human
will
itself."--New
York
Times
Book
Review
"Written with filmlike immediacy.... This book is so good.... And the key element--highlighted by the book's subtitle 'A Story of Race, Music, and Family'--is Bergner's tackling of issues of race. With sensitivity and candor, he shows the subtle and not-so-subtle challenges the opera world poses to singers of color.... [A] vital, compelling and highly recommended book."--Washington Post
"An amazing, inspiring story, a beautiful story."--Trevor Noah,The Daily Show
"SING FOR YOUR LIFE is about the hard legacy of history and family, and its transcendence through art. This book is Daniel Bergner's masterpiece and puts him at the top of American literary journalism."—George Packer, National Book Award-winning author of The Assassins' Gate and The Unwinding
"Sing For Your Lifeis certain to be billed as a book about race. And it is that, and also a book about art and hope and resilience. But this is not a book about abstractions. It's a story that is suspenseful in the deepest sense, and very moving - a story about a fascinating human being. I am grateful to Mr. Bergner for having introduced me to him."—-Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains
"Sing for Your Lifeis a generous book, filled with complicated, compassionate characters, written with great journalistic skill but also empathy. The passages on opera read like superb sports writing. The passages on family illuminate the deeper reaches of identity, race, judgment -- and love. To read the story of Ryan Speedo Green is to be troubled, confused, heartbroken, thrilled, hopeful, proud, and ultimately, perhaps, changed."—Jeff Hobbs, author ofNew York Timesbestseller The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
"Daniel Bergner writes from the heart. Night after night, I stayed up late reading, entranced by this tender, unflinchingly honest, beautifully told story. Ryan Speedo Green. His voice, his journey, his exuberance will stay with me."—Alex Kotlowitz, author of National BestsellerThere Are No Children Here
"A masterly crafted and unique portrait...While fans of opera will find this to be a captivating biography of one of the most decorated bass baritones, this highly recommended narrative is also about a man who conquers his personal demons and limitations to break racial barriers in one of the oldest cultural institutions in the world."—Library Journal(starred review)
"A thrilling and authentic work of art, this is the unlikeliest of portraits of an artist who against-all-odds rises from the ashes of rural black poverty, a broken home, child abuse and the edges of madness to vault to the threshold of opera stardom."
—Peter Gelb, General Manager, Metropolitan Opera
"In Sing For Your Life, Daniel Bergner beautifully tells the story of what it means for a young man to, quite literally, find his voice. In this chronicle of the life of Ryan Speedo Green, we see how a young black man can rise, and hold onto hope, despite all the forces working against him. We see how a young black man can sing for his life and find triumph in the most unexpected of places."
—Roxane Gay, author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist and An Untamed State
"Gripping and inspiring...Bergner chronicles the auditions and vocal contests as the struggles Green faces as a black man entering a musical world that is mostly white, delivering a moving portrait of a young man who succeeds, along with the help of encouraging teachers."
—Publishers Weekly,starred review
"In Ryan Speedo Green we see a microcosm of American's own struggle to throw off the shackles of our troubled racial legacy... His story, expertly told by Daniel Bergner, is proof of the possibility of all of our redemption."
—Joy-Ann Reid, National Correspondent for MSNBC and author of Fracture
"Sing for Your Lifeis absolutely riveting. Any rise to stardom in the daunting world of opera is bound to be dramatic, but Ryan Speedo Green's story is harrowing and rewarding in unexpected ways. From the first line, Daniel Bergner sets preconceptions about race, class, and "high" culture against a breathtakingly candid narrative of a young man's struggle, not just to conquer the Olympic challenges of singing opera, but also to see beyond violence and adversity to a life in music."
—Renée Fleming
"Bergner brings Green and [his] mentors to vivid, heroic life.... Bergner's inspirational biography has instant appeal, and, with the added attention to vocal techniques and rehearsals, readers with an interest in music will be especially rewarded."
—Booklist
"A true-life rags-to-Wagner story."
—O, The Oprah Magazine
"Bergner richly weaves Green's rising stardom with scenes from a daunting childhood.... In less skilled hands,Sing For Your Lifemight mimic a cliched rag-to-riches fable.... Instead, Bergner presents a far more nuanced and rigorous examination of the institutional forces that shape Green's life....It's Green's sense of pride, of his connection to his history, to his heritage, that Bergner so delicately captures in this melodious narrative for which we, the readers, hang on every word."
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Prepare for a feast.... A study in discipline and artistry, musical agility, opera itself and the role that race has played in all of it, this would be an enlightening read even without Green. His story makes it unforgettable."
—Bookpage
"Bergner pieces together this remarkable life with an impeccable knack for storytelling....Sing For Your Lifeis a first-rate biography of a beaten-down young man who rode the opera train all the way to Lincoln Center."
—Shelf Awareness
"Sing for Your Lifeis a study in voice: part technical account of the vocal instrument, part celebration of its mysterious capacity to move us through song.... [The book] deserves praise, maybe even a year-end reward. It has so many of the qualities that critics and readers admire: a sympathetic hero whose life sketches an arc from tragedy to triumph; a treasured glimpse behind the high-culture curtain."
—Washington Post opinion section
"A first-rate psychological thriller.... Bergner cross-cuts between Green's violent, impoverished childhood and his ascendance onto the global opera stage. The result is a stirring prelude to a career dangling on the edge of greatness, as well as a courageous exploration of nature and nurture rarely addressed in cautious industry discussions on diversity."
—Opera News
"Written with filmlike immediacy.... This book is so good.... And the key element--highlighted by the book's subtitle 'A Story of Race, Music, and Family'--is Bergner's tackling of issues of race. With sensitivity and candor, he shows the subtle and not-so-subtle challenges the opera world poses to singers of color.... [A] vital, compelling and highly recommended book."--Washington Post
"An amazing, inspiring story, a beautiful story."--Trevor Noah,The Daily Show
"SING FOR YOUR LIFE is about the hard legacy of history and family, and its transcendence through art. This book is Daniel Bergner's masterpiece and puts him at the top of American literary journalism."—George Packer, National Book Award-winning author of The Assassins' Gate and The Unwinding
"Sing For Your Lifeis certain to be billed as a book about race. And it is that, and also a book about art and hope and resilience. But this is not a book about abstractions. It's a story that is suspenseful in the deepest sense, and very moving - a story about a fascinating human being. I am grateful to Mr. Bergner for having introduced me to him."—-Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains
"Sing for Your Lifeis a generous book, filled with complicated, compassionate characters, written with great journalistic skill but also empathy. The passages on opera read like superb sports writing. The passages on family illuminate the deeper reaches of identity, race, judgment -- and love. To read the story of Ryan Speedo Green is to be troubled, confused, heartbroken, thrilled, hopeful, proud, and ultimately, perhaps, changed."—Jeff Hobbs, author ofNew York Timesbestseller The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
"Daniel Bergner writes from the heart. Night after night, I stayed up late reading, entranced by this tender, unflinchingly honest, beautifully told story. Ryan Speedo Green. His voice, his journey, his exuberance will stay with me."—Alex Kotlowitz, author of National BestsellerThere Are No Children Here
"A masterly crafted and unique portrait...While fans of opera will find this to be a captivating biography of one of the most decorated bass baritones, this highly recommended narrative is also about a man who conquers his personal demons and limitations to break racial barriers in one of the oldest cultural institutions in the world."—Library Journal(starred review)
"A thrilling and authentic work of art, this is the unlikeliest of portraits of an artist who against-all-odds rises from the ashes of rural black poverty, a broken home, child abuse and the edges of madness to vault to the threshold of opera stardom."
—Peter Gelb, General Manager, Metropolitan Opera
"In Sing For Your Life, Daniel Bergner beautifully tells the story of what it means for a young man to, quite literally, find his voice. In this chronicle of the life of Ryan Speedo Green, we see how a young black man can rise, and hold onto hope, despite all the forces working against him. We see how a young black man can sing for his life and find triumph in the most unexpected of places."
—Roxane Gay, author of the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist and An Untamed State
"Gripping and inspiring...Bergner chronicles the auditions and vocal contests as the struggles Green faces as a black man entering a musical world that is mostly white, delivering a moving portrait of a young man who succeeds, along with the help of encouraging teachers."
—Publishers Weekly,starred review
"In Ryan Speedo Green we see a microcosm of American's own struggle to throw off the shackles of our troubled racial legacy... His story, expertly told by Daniel Bergner, is proof of the possibility of all of our redemption."
—Joy-Ann Reid, National Correspondent for MSNBC and author of Fracture
"Sing for Your Lifeis absolutely riveting. Any rise to stardom in the daunting world of opera is bound to be dramatic, but Ryan Speedo Green's story is harrowing and rewarding in unexpected ways. From the first line, Daniel Bergner sets preconceptions about race, class, and "high" culture against a breathtakingly candid narrative of a young man's struggle, not just to conquer the Olympic challenges of singing opera, but also to see beyond violence and adversity to a life in music."
—Renée Fleming
"Bergner brings Green and [his] mentors to vivid, heroic life.... Bergner's inspirational biography has instant appeal, and, with the added attention to vocal techniques and rehearsals, readers with an interest in music will be especially rewarded."
—Booklist
"A true-life rags-to-Wagner story."
—O, The Oprah Magazine
"Bergner richly weaves Green's rising stardom with scenes from a daunting childhood.... In less skilled hands,Sing For Your Lifemight mimic a cliched rag-to-riches fable.... Instead, Bergner presents a far more nuanced and rigorous examination of the institutional forces that shape Green's life....It's Green's sense of pride, of his connection to his history, to his heritage, that Bergner so delicately captures in this melodious narrative for which we, the readers, hang on every word."
—Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Prepare for a feast.... A study in discipline and artistry, musical agility, opera itself and the role that race has played in all of it, this would be an enlightening read even without Green. His story makes it unforgettable."
—Bookpage
"Bergner pieces together this remarkable life with an impeccable knack for storytelling....Sing For Your Lifeis a first-rate biography of a beaten-down young man who rode the opera train all the way to Lincoln Center."
—Shelf Awareness
"Sing for Your Lifeis a study in voice: part technical account of the vocal instrument, part celebration of its mysterious capacity to move us through song.... [The book] deserves praise, maybe even a year-end reward. It has so many of the qualities that critics and readers admire: a sympathetic hero whose life sketches an arc from tragedy to triumph; a treasured glimpse behind the high-culture curtain."
—Washington Post opinion section
"A first-rate psychological thriller.... Bergner cross-cuts between Green's violent, impoverished childhood and his ascendance onto the global opera stage. The result is a stirring prelude to a career dangling on the edge of greatness, as well as a courageous exploration of nature and nurture rarely addressed in cautious industry discussions on diversity."
—Opera News