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Before the arrival of Céline Dion, there were other international singing stars from Quebec. The first of these was Emma Lajeunesse, alias Emma Albani, who, like Céline, started her career when she was very young. Albani was one of the greatest opera sopranos of the Victorian era; the 150th anniversary of her birth coincided with the year of publication of this book (1994 in the original French-language version). I have approached the long life and career of this fascinating character by recreating episodes that I felt were significant, using impressionistic touches.

The great divas have always been goddesses in the eyes of their fans, especially in the days when few recordings existed, and those that were available were of poor quality.

I hope you like my heroine as much as I did.

M.L.-L.

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India, was Emma Albani's great friend and protector.