Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry Biography/Memoir Only the Longest Threads is

Only the Longest Threads is not about formulas and mathematics

while others remain in limbo in their ruined states—their futures far from secure

but also something of the characters

simply himself: A man trying to stand in a furious whirlwind

Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry Biography/Memoir Only the Longest Threads is220 page paperback 5" x 8" ISBN 9781589881969 Publication Date: 12 3 2024 A unique book about operapersonal, impassioned, and provocative. Weep, Shudder, Die explores opera from the perspective by which the art was originally created, as the most intense form of poetic drama. The great operas have an essential connection to poetry, song, and the primal power of the human voice. The aim of opera is irrational enchantment, the unleashing of emotions and