"There are informative anecdotes about her early years with great singers (among them Renata Tebaldi, Joan Sutherland, Placido Domingo and Marilyn Horne) and her brilliant use of necessity as the mother of invention. Also intriguing was her search for original scores and editions before it became the fashion. As a pioneer with a vast frontier to conquer, she was a standout, and the book goes a long way toward showing us this."
~Opera News (New York Metropolitan Opera's magazine)
"A fascinating revelation of her life and endeavours by an incredible character, Sarah Caldwell."
~Dame Joan Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE, author of A Prima Donna's Progress
"Challenges illuminates the depth of Sarah Caldwell's lifelong profound and passionate dedication to opera performance. Her intellect, musical skills, and endless curiosity made her productions uniquely alive and stimulating to the opera world and to all who worked with her.""
~Phyllis Curtin, retired singer, Metropolitan Opera
""There are informative anecdotes about her early years with great singers (among them Renata Tebaldi, Joan Sutherland, Placido Domingo and Marilyn Horne) and her brilliant use of necessity as the mother of invention. Also intriguing was her search for original scores and editions before it became the fashion. As a pioneer with a vast frontier to conquer, she was a standout, and the book goes a long way toward showing us this.""
~Opera News (New York Metropolitan Opera's magazine)
""Her account of widening musical activities throughout the U.S. and the world has plenty of fascinating incidents, but none as relentlessly operative or rewarding as the Boston years. Recommended.""
~John Harrison, Opera Journal
