{"product_id":"2026100010254-secondhand-theres-music-in-my-madness-and-opera-as-well","title":"There's Music In My Madness: And Opera As Well","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, John Cargher was the irreverent, passionate, and brilliantly entertaining voice of classical music and opera on Australian radio, and There's Music in My Madness: and opera as well is his gloriously candid memoir of a life lived in thrall to sound. With characteristic wit and self-deprecating charm, Cargher chronicles his remarkable journey from wartime Europe to the cultural stages of Australia, weaving personal anecdote with an infectious enthusiasm for the operatic art form that defined his career. The result is a portrait of a man who turned a personal obsession into a national institution, inviting listeners — and now readers — into his world of passionate musical devotion.\n\nWritten with the same breezy authority and disarming humour that made his long-running ABC program Singers of Renown a beloved fixture of Australian broadcasting, this memoir illustrates the power of personality and conviction in championing classical music to a broad, often uninitiated audience. Cargher's prose is animated by genuine love for the great operatic voices of the 20th century, and his anecdotes — often laugh-out-loud funny, occasionally outrageous — reveal a man as colourful as any character on the operatic stage. Whether you are a lifelong opera devotee or a curious newcomer, this book leaves you wondering just how much madness it truly takes to make great music matter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50813033414875,"sku":"2026100010254-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a70e9291-410a-4a5c-9577-1c9d824aee5f.png?v=1792371987","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010254-secondhand-theres-music-in-my-madness-and-opera-as-well","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}