This book exposes the drama behind the ever-contoversial Wagner family and the Bayreuth festival. It discusses the development of the festival and the new style of Wagner production which he inaugurated after the second World War, the endless battles within the Wagner family, their relationship to political movements and many more.

Singing lessons is the triumph of keenly observant, brilliantly fifted artist - a deeply affecting and eloquently written journal of a woman determined to keep her heart open, her spirit infact, and all the elements of her life in her money. It is the heart and soul of Judy Collins.