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Prima Donna : a novel by Freedman, Nancy Mars is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Prima Donna : a novel about?
Benedickta Roland is one of the most spellbinding singers ever to electrify the operatic stage. A willful, capricious and gifted child, Benedickta is able to cope with her mother's suicide and her father's abandonment only through the love of her older brother, Mark. She rises from orphaned waif, discovered by a gentle church organist, through the years of training and struggle, to prima donna, the reigning star of La Scala and the Met, the toast of Milan, Rome, London and New York. Here is a woman so glorious her fans call her la divina, so dazzling men long to possess her. But behind the scenes of the voluptuous opera world, we see a different Benedickta: a vulnerable woman mourning a death, suffering the pain of leaving the man she loves, torn between her demanding music and her equally demanding heart. Benedickta's affair with one of the world's most successful men leads her to a shattering and unexpected realization.
Who reads Prima Donna : a novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Freedman, Nancy Mars
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780688037307
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (68 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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