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Pulling Back the Curtain: A Singer’s Journey to Authenticity
What happens when the dream you’ve spent your life chasing begins to fracture the very voice that brought it to life?
In Pulling Back the Curtain, internationally acclaimed soprano Deanna Breiwick offers an intimate, soul-baring exploration of life behind the operatic spotlight.
More than a memoir, this book is a reclamation—a raw and radiant call to singers and creatives everywhere to rediscover the power, truth, and healing within their own voices.
Through vulnerability, personal stories, and deep reflection, Deanna peels away the layers of perfectionism, fear, and silence that so often shape a performer’s journey. She shares the heartbreaks and triumphs of her career, the unraveling and rebuilding of her relationship with her voice, and the transformational practices that led her home to herself.
Bonus for
When you purchase Pulling Back the Curtain, you’ll also receive free access to an online video companion course created by Deanna. This immersive experience brings the book’s teachings to life through guided meditations, a yoga practice for singers, journaling prompts, and heartfelt conversations—tools to help you embody what you’ve read and reconnect with your voice on every level. (Details to enroll are inside the book.)
Whether you’re a young artist, a seasoned performer, or someone longing to reconnect with your authentic voice, this book will meet you where you are—with honesty, compassion, and hope.
This is more than a story of singing—
It’s a story of coming home to your voice, and to yourself.
Praise for Pulling Back the Curtain“In Pulling Back the Curtain, Deanna expresses what so many of us feel so deeply day to day in this career. With truth comes change and evolution, and that is exactly what we should strive for as artists.”
— Isabel Leonard, Three-Time Grammy Award–Winning Mezzo-Soprano
“Deanna’s honest perspective on the unspoken truths of our industry makes this essential reading and a gift to all young singers.”
— Beth Roberts, Professor of Voice, Cali School of Music, Montclair State University
“Discovering and honoring one’s authentic voice seems to be the greatest gift and the greatest challenge—Deanna guides us along the path.”
— Sasha Cooke, Two-Time Grammy Award–Winning Mezzo-Soprano; Co-Director, Lehrer Vocal Institute, Music Academy of the West
“When I read Deanna’s book, I felt like it was telling our story—the one so many of us have lived, but only a few are brave enough to put into words. It’s the kind of truth that restores faith in yourself and rekindles what you thought you had lost.”
— Emily Workman, Soprano; Voice Scientist & Vocal Coach
“Deanna Breiwick has remained one of the most empathic and kind artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Her experiences and anecdotes in this book are invaluable to any artist, especially those at the precipice of their career.”
— Sam Snook, Senior Vice President & Head of Europe Vocal, IMG Artists
“Pulling Back the Curtain is a courageous and heartfelt offering from soprano Deanna Breiwick, who shares her journey with honesty, humor, and vulnerability.
In Pulling Back the Curtain, internationally acclaimed soprano Deanna Breiwick offers an intimate, soul-baring exploration of life behind the operatic spotlight.
More than a memoir, this book is a reclamation—a raw and radiant call to singers and creatives everywhere to rediscover the power, truth, and healing within their own voices.
Through vulnerability, personal stories, and deep reflection, Deanna peels away the layers of perfectionism, fear, and silence that so often shape a performer’s journey. She shares the heartbreaks and triumphs of her career, the unraveling and rebuilding of her relationship with her voice, and the transformational practices that led her home to herself.
Bonus for
When you purchase Pulling Back the Curtain, you’ll also receive free access to an online video companion course created by Deanna. This immersive experience brings the book’s teachings to life through guided meditations, a yoga practice for singers, journaling prompts, and heartfelt conversations—tools to help you embody what you’ve read and reconnect with your voice on every level. (Details to enroll are inside the book.)
Whether you’re a young artist, a seasoned performer, or someone longing to reconnect with your authentic voice, this book will meet you where you are—with honesty, compassion, and hope.
This is more than a story of singing—
It’s a story of coming home to your voice, and to yourself.
Praise for Pulling Back the Curtain“In Pulling Back the Curtain, Deanna expresses what so many of us feel so deeply day to day in this career. With truth comes change and evolution, and that is exactly what we should strive for as artists.”
— Isabel Leonard, Three-Time Grammy Award–Winning Mezzo-Soprano
“Deanna’s honest perspective on the unspoken truths of our industry makes this essential reading and a gift to all young singers.”
— Beth Roberts, Professor of Voice, Cali School of Music, Montclair State University
“Discovering and honoring one’s authentic voice seems to be the greatest gift and the greatest challenge—Deanna guides us along the path.”
— Sasha Cooke, Two-Time Grammy Award–Winning Mezzo-Soprano; Co-Director, Lehrer Vocal Institute, Music Academy of the West
“When I read Deanna’s book, I felt like it was telling our story—the one so many of us have lived, but only a few are brave enough to put into words. It’s the kind of truth that restores faith in yourself and rekindles what you thought you had lost.”
— Emily Workman, Soprano; Voice Scientist & Vocal Coach
“Deanna Breiwick has remained one of the most empathic and kind artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Her experiences and anecdotes in this book are invaluable to any artist, especially those at the precipice of their career.”
— Sam Snook, Senior Vice President & Head of Europe Vocal, IMG Artists
“Pulling Back the Curtain is a courageous and heartfelt offering from soprano Deanna Breiwick, who shares her journey with honesty, humor, and vulnerability.
205 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2025
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November 19, 2025
This book has everything an anxious opera singer needs! Deanna brings you through the trenches and the highest peaks of finding your inner voice with her personal experiences and with deep moments of reflection. This book has brought a new spark for this used-and-abused tenor, and I will definitely recommend this book for friends that have doubts on their vocal potential. Thank you Deanna for sharing your struggles and your love for opera and the voice.❤️
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