SOMETHING IS ALWAYS ON FIRE

An international opera sensation, Grammy winner, and television personality, Measha Brueggergosman
has experienced great heights in her career. But her success has been matched by personal hardship. As
she explains, “I believe I can now look back on my life and understand its trajectory, both the painful
parts and the joyful parts. I know I have been blessed on a scale which is almost ridiculous, but which is
pretty much in balance with what I've experienced in heartache.”

In her searingly honest memoir, Something is Always on Fire, Brueggergosman shares her experiences with music and reveals her ongoing struggle to balance her desire for a life fully lived with the traditions and responsibilities to which she has committed herself. She reflects on the ups and downs of marrying at a young age and the unexpected 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 reveling in her appetite for music, food, yoga and sex.

MEASHA BRUEGGERGOSMAN, award-winning Canadian Soprano, is an internationally acclaimed opera singer and concert artist. She has toured across North American and Europe, performing for royalty and leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth II. She is celebrated as a youthful ambassador bringing classical music to the mainstream, including the 3.2 billion viewers that tuned into the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics and heard her performance of the Olympic Hymn. No stranger to television, she has been a judge on Canada's Got Talent, hosted the European cultural variety show Arte Lounge, appeared as a celebrity guest on Project Runway Canada, and was the subject of the feature length documentary ‘Spirit in Her Voice.' She is a Canadian goodwill ambassador for three international organizations: the African Medical and Research Foundation; the Royal Conservatory's Learning Through the Arts program; and the World Wildlife Fund. When she is not touring the world, she lives in Nova Scotia with her children.