Dreamhunter

Dreamhunter
Title Dreamhunter PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Knox
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Pages 388
Release 2014-12-09
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 1466886706

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Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: it is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the Dreamhunters. These are individuals with special gifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the Rainbow Opera. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters' unique visions. Now fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of Dreamhunters, are eligible to test themselves at the Place and find out whether they qualify for the passage. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. For within the Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden by corrupt members of the government. And when Laura's father, the man who discovered the Place, disappears, she realizes that this secret has the power to destroy everyone she loves . . . In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Laura's dreamy childhood is ending and a nightmare beginning. This rich novel, filled with beauty, danger, politics, and intrigue, comes to a powerful crescendo, leaving readers clamoring for Book Two. Dreamhunter is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. "It is like nothing else I've ever read." -- Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga

The Mouse of the Opera

The Mouse of the Opera
Title The Mouse of the Opera PDF eBook
Author Tuula Pere
Publisher Wickwick
Pages 40
Release 2018-10-10
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 9523258753

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A curious wood mouse, Maurice decides to explore the opera house, which glimmers like a giant lantern from across the lawn. Lured by beautiful music, he sneaks in for a tour of the opera house’s rehearsals, wardrobe room, restaurant, and orchestra pit. The uninvited guest causes a great commotion, triggering a wild chase. Luckily, a gentle caretaker understands that even a little mouse can yearn for music.

End Of The Rainbow

End Of The Rainbow
Title End Of The Rainbow PDF eBook
Author Peter Quilter
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 110
Release 2014-07-10
Genre Drama
ISBN 1408150212

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Musical drama of Judy Garland's "come-back" concerts Christmas 1968: with a six week booking at London's Talk of the Town, it looks like Judy Garland is set firmly on the comeback trail. The failed marriages, the suicide attempts and the addictions are all behind her. At forty-six and with new flame Mickey Deans at her side, she seems determined to carry it off and recapture her magic. But lasting happiness always eludes some people, and there was never any answer to the question with which Judy ended every show: "If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh, why, can't I?" End of the Rainbow is a savagely funny drama featuring a glorious ensemble of Judy Garland hits and infused with the glamour and the melancholy of stardom. "Every note she sings, every racket she makes, every tear she sheds, every joke she cracks, every pill she pops - is conveyed with alarming honesty. This knockout portrait of a living catastrophe should not be missed." What's On Published to tie-in with the premiere at the Sydney Opera House in July 2005

The Complete Opera Book

The Complete Opera Book
Title The Complete Opera Book PDF eBook
Author Gustav Kobbé
Publisher DigiCat
Pages 640
Release 2022-08-10
Genre Fiction
ISBN

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This is one of the most comprehensive books ever written about opera. Not only does it contain stories of operas but also music from some of the famous arias. It is so well regarded that it has been updated many times, the latest being 1997. Mr Kobbe, unfortunately, died in an accident before the book was finished, but it was finished posthumously and the indices and photographs arranged for him.

Opera and Its Symbols

Opera and Its Symbols
Title Opera and Its Symbols PDF eBook
Author Robert Donington
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 260
Release 1990-01-01
Genre Music
ISBN 9780300056617

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Explains the use of symbolism in opera, interprets scenes from Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Stravinsky, and Britten, and stresses the importance of staging an opera in accord with the composer's intended use of symbols

A Guide to the Opera

A Guide to the Opera
Title A Guide to the Opera PDF eBook
Author Esther Singleton
Publisher
Pages 412
Release 1899
Genre Operas
ISBN

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First Nights at the Opera

First Nights at the Opera
Title First Nights at the Opera PDF eBook
Author Thomas Forrest Kelly
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 474
Release 2006-05-01
Genre Music
ISBN 9780300115260

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A renowned music scholar narrates the social history of European opera during its golden age in the 18th and 19th centuries by taking readers behind the scenes at the premiere performances of five extraordinary and influential operas. 88 illustrations.