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Books set in the world of Opera

  • Submitted: 11th July 2024

Books set in the world of Opera

Feel like a little musical interlude this week? There have been a few novels set in the world of the opera recently. It’s great to spend time in the theatre for any kind of play or musical moment but there’s something very special about the opera.

books set in the world of opera

Care to join? Sssh keep the noise down, the performance is about to start…..

DIVA Daisy GoodwinMap of locations in DIVA – Daisy Goodwin

Maria Callas is perhaps the most famous opera star in the world. She was known as la divina: the divine one. She used to be the toast of the grandest opera houses in the world. Yet her early life was not what you might imagine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucinda Riley The Italian GirlMap of locations in The Italian Girl

Lucinda Riley really is the Queen of sumptuous locations and settings and this is set in the world of opera and quite simply should be on the stage or screen itself. Glorious – we see the backstreets of Naples and the glittering stages of Milan and everything in between. In this novel, you can almost hear the singing. You get to experience music lessons, singing lessons and the trials and tribulations it takes to be a star.

 

 

 

Death at La FeniceMap of locations in Death at La Fenice

In this novel, you get to go inside the world famous opera house La Fenice. An ironic musical statue in the city but which is also has overtones of death attached to it.

Just recently, Maestro Helmut Wellauer has been poisoned during a performance of La Traviata…..

 

 

 

 

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