Greatest Book on Opera Ever Written (Grapevine edition)

Among the Best Books on Opera Ever Written in this collection are War and Peace The Turn of the Screw The Sorrows of Young Werther Johann The Phantom of the Opera and Macbeth. You are introduced to characters in War and Peace including the oddball illegitimate son Pierre the thoughtful reclusive Prince Andrew the seductive Helene and the vital Natasha. whose thoughts and deeds serve as the laboratory where Tolstoy exposes the flaws and manias that make up the human psyche with the skill of a psychologist and the vision of an artist. War and Peace one of the most well-known historical books written in Russian is a violent narrative of epic proportions that is equally about love and adultery as it is about war and death. The Turn of the Screw - The narrator is a young governess who has been sent to care for two orphans in a country house. She discovers a lovely home with a welcoming staff and the kids are lovely and endearing. Yet she quickly starts to sense a powerful evil force around her. The Sorrows of Young Werther Johann - Werther a sensitive young guy meets and falls in love with Charlotte while visiting a picturesque German hamlet. Although knowing that she will marry Albert he is unable to control his feelings for her and his obsession drives him to the brink of despair. The Phantom of the Opera - A captivating tale The Phantom of the Opera centres on the young Swedish Christine Daaé. She is raised in the Paris Opera House with her famed musician fathers dying vow of a guardian angel of music to watch over her. She finally learns how to sing wonderfully from the voice she starts hearing after spending some time at the opera. All is well until Raoul Christines childhood friend who attends the opera comes to see his opera-going parents and spots her as she starts singing effectively on stage. Macbeth - Shakespeare the greatest playwright in history is renowned for his tragic and heartbreaking plays. Shakespeares Macbeth one of his most well-known plays is about a strong Scottish general whose ambition triumphs over his devotion when three witches foretell that he will one day rule Scotland. Instigated by his wife Macbeth kills Duncan and ascends to the throne but his soul is tormented by the shame and dread of his deed.