Opera star Deborah Voigt recounts her private battles to overcome the addictions and self-destructive tendencies in Call Me Debbie: True Confessions of a Down-to-Earth Diva. For the first time, she talks about the events that led to her dangerous gastric bypass surgery in 2004 and its shocking aftermath: her substantial weight loss as well as her severe alcoholism, all-night blackouts, and suicide attempts.Â
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM on February 9, 2015