The song of the lark

By Willa Cather

Subjects: Américains d'origine suédoise, Jeunes femmes, Young women, Opera, Children of clergy, Romans, nouvelles, Enfants d'ecclésiastiques, Fiction, Women singers, Chanteuses, Swedish Americans

Description: Driven by talent and ambition, Thea Kronborg leaves behind everyone and everything to fulfill her dreams of becoming an opera singer. Yet even as she achieves ever greater heights of success, Thea's ambition drives her still further to her eventual debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, where she finally makes peace with what, and who, she has sacrificed for her career.