Lilliet Berne is a sensation of the Paris Opera, a legendary soprano with every accolade except an original role, every singers chance at immortality. When one is finally offered to her, she realizes with alarm that the libretto is based on a hidden piece of her past. Only four could have betrayed her: one is dead, one loves her, one wants to own her. And one, she hopes, never thinks of her at all. As she mines her memories for clues, she recalls...

First published in 2001, Bel Canto is possibly Ann Patchett's most beloved novel. Set in an unnamed South American country, at the home of the vice president, it is the story of a lavish birthday party honoring Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has enthralled the international guests with a mesmerizing performance. The evening is perfect--until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire...

This book introduces opera music, discussing its beginning more than 300 years ago, instruments in the orchestra, and famous composers and singers, such as Mozart, Puccini, and Placido Domingo.

"A master storyteller." — A. S. Byatt

The nineteenth installment in Sir Terry Pratchett's beloved Discworld series — which has sold more than 23 million copies worldwide.

There's a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness . . .

The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts the Ankh-Morpork Opera

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This book describes the construction of the Sydney Opera House, which holds a prominent place among the great buildings of the world.

In 1920s Austria, no one in the Viennese opera company knows that their wardrobe mistress Tessa is really a princess. But when the dashing self-made millionaire Guy Farne arrives at the opera, Tessa realizes that there may be more to life--and love--than just music.

This book presents information on the history, instruments, composers, compositions, and legendary performers of classical music and opera.

The landmark 1931 version of Bertolt Brecht's musical play about the underworld of 1920s Germany (itself loosely based on The Beggar's Opera,by 18th-century English writer John Gay) is regarded as a classic of 1930s European film. Brecht's leftwing satire of Weimar German society comes through powerfully.

Examines the Sydney Opera House, home to Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.