One of the world's greatest sopranos tells her story, from her childhood growing up backstage at the opera through her debut at the age of 23 and her five-decade career.

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Astrid Varnay was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1918. She traveled with her parents to Norway and Buenos Aires before the family settled in New York City. She now lives in Germany. Donald Arthur is an actor, writer, and lyricist. A native of New York City, he now lives in Germany and Malta. Laurence Lueck is the President of the Wagner Society of Hawaii. Wolfgang Wagner, grandson of Richard Wagner and great-grandson of Franz Liszt, has been executive director of the Bayreuth Festivalzi since 1951.

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