The Pursuit of Perfection. A Life of Maggie Teyte
by O,Connor, Gary
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1979 05752562x. Hardback. First edition. No DW. No annnotations or inscriptions. Some slight wear to edges of covers. Some creasing to front end pages. Otherwise VG. 8vo, 327 pages including notes on sources, appendices, index and discography. Many B/W photos. This is the biography of the singer Maggie Teyte. Dame Maggie Teyte, DBE (17 April 1888 – 26 May 1976) was an English operatic soprano and interpreter of French art song. She was born in Wolverhampton and lived there until 1898 when her family moved to London where Teyte attended St. Joseph's Convent School, Snow Hill, and later studied at the Royal School of Music. She was most celebrated in France. During World War II, Teyte sang in a series of concerts sponsored by the French Committee of National Liberation for which she received the Gold Cross of Lorraine for services to France. In 1958, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. .
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2113
- Title
- The Pursuit of Perfection. A Life of Maggie Teyte
- Author
- O,Connor, Gary
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Maggie Teyte Soprano Singer Biography Wolverhampton London Paris Opera Chicago Boston QSE
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