A Conversation with Measha Brueggergosman

On October 4, the Canadian opera singer Measha Brueggergosman will be in conversation at Performance Works to discuss her new memoir, Something is Always on Fire! About the book: In this searingly honest and insightful memoir, Brueggergosman shares her experiences with music, but also her ongoing struggle to balance her ambition for a life fully lived with the traditions and responsibilities she has committed herself to. She reflects on the ups and downs of marrying young and the tragedy of losing children, on the efforts to understand who she has become in contrast to how she was raised, on how her health problems have changed her, on the psychological push-and-pull of being a performer and the unavoidable effects of consistent audience approval. Through it all, Brueggergosman has weathered the storms, bolstered by her faith and her family, and revelling in her appetite for music, food, yoga and sex. About the Author: Measha Brueggergosman is a world-renowned opera singer, Juno award–winning recording artist, personality and television host. She is the goodwill ambassador for three international aid organizations and has received numerous honourary degrees and awards of recognition. She is a sixth-generation Maritimer and the descendant of Black Loyalists, and when she is not touring the world, she lives in Nova Scotia with her children.