In honor of her 80th birthday, in March, 2013, Teresa Berganza decided to tell everything, with sincerity, verve and humor to Olivier Bellamy, author of the widely-acclaimed biography of the pianist Martha Argerich published by Buchet Chastel in 2010.
The woman who Karajan used to call ‘the Carmen of the century’ and Claudio Abbado ‘the greatest mezzo-soprano in the world’ brings great moments from the golden age of opera back to life.
She describes her childhood, her training, and her encounters with people like Otto Klemperer and Carlo Maria Giulini; her relationship with Maria Callas and her favourite stage partners, like Alfredo Kraus, Luigi Alva and Placido Domingo; as well as her marriages, her views on love, her heartbreaks and her musical truths.
The book also includes a section with rare and intimate photos, a complete discography and a detailed timeline.
From little-known anecdotes to surprising revelations, we get to know a personality which combines Don Quixote’s idealism and Sancho Panza’s candid soul.

In honor of her 80th birthday, in March, 2013, the mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza tells her untold life story to Olivier Bellamy.