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On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide

She said, "I became a singer because I couldn't get work as an actress," but Barbra Streisand not only became both but revolutionized the two professions. Her music transformed the smooth, uninflected style of the Frank Sinatras and Ella Fitzgeralds into an engine of dramatic vocalism in which each song is like a miniature three-act play. And Streisand's films changed forever the ideal of how a movie star chooses roles, going from musicals to dramas to comedies, from period fare to ultra-modern tales, from Funny Girl to The Way We Were to Yentl.On Streisand begins with a broad year-by-year outline of the landmark achievements and a few of her more whimsical escapades, as when Rex Reed apologizes for an oafish interview piece and she responds with "I had more respect for him when he hated me." This is followed by a long essay on how Streisand's idiosyncratic self-realization marks her as a unique national treasure, an artist without limits. Then comes the major part of the book, a work-by-work analysis. This section is broken down into separate chapters, each organized chronologically: the stage shows, then the television shows and concerts, then the movies, and last (because longest) the recordings. Throughout, Mordden follows Streisand's independence, which he sees as her central quality. Throughout all of the chapters on Streisand's shows, concerts, films, and recordings, Mordden illustrates how she was exercising individualistic control of her career from her very first audition, and how the rest of her professional life unfolded from that point. A book written by an opinionated expert whose prose is consistently full of flair and wit, On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide will appeal to general readers in all aspects of American life that Streisand has touched, from film to television to popular music to stardom.

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• Title : On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide


• Language : English


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A book written by an opinionated expert whose prose is consistently full of flair and wit, On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide will appeal to general readers in all aspects of American life that Streisand has touched, from film to television to popular music to stardom.
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On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide Ethan Mordden Abstract. This critical analysis of Barbra Streisand looks past the mainstream show business principal to deconstruct an artist who is in fact a revolutionary figure. Streisand pioneered an intense and even passionate singing style at odds with the once prevailing easy listen manner typified by ...
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A book written by an opinionated expert whose prose is consistently full of flair and wit, On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide will appeal to general readers in all aspects of American life that Streisand has touched, from film to television to popular music to stardom.
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Mordden, Ethan. “On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide”, Oxford University Press, 2019. Have Opinion, Will Voice Amos Lassen Barbra Streisand has said that the reason she became a singer is that she could not get a job as an actress. Imagine her surprise when she realized that she had done both. She actually revolutionized the two…
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Prolific novelist and American music theater expert Ethan Mordden (All That Jazz) offers a fascinating, perceptive and very concise overview of Barbra Streisand's six decade career in the studio, on stage, TV and screen.On Streisand: An Opinionated Guide examines and evaluates her prodigious output (she's won 10 Grammys, two Oscars and five Emmy awards) with a keen and critical eye.
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It was as if he put an ad in the trades with a headline "ANYONE HAVE A NEGATIVE STORY ABOUT BARBRA STREISAND(whether true or possibly fabricated) CALL ME.555 INFO. I was surprised there wasn't a story about how she stomped on a kitten or kicked a puppy or maybe spit on a homeless child.
"On Streisand An Opinionated Guide" new book by Ethan
Thank you so much for the excerpts, Betty June. Looks very engaging. I might not necessarily agree with every opinion he has, but it seems like the author does master his subject and if I don't learn anythingnew on Barbra, looks like I will benefit from his vast knowledge in many art forms.

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