Opera


Bel Canto
The Phantom of the Opera
Dune (Dune, #1)
Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Carmen
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
The Queen of the Night
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
La Traviata (Overture Opera Guides)
Look to Windward (Culture, #7)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
Tosca (Black Dog Opera Library)
Childhood’s End
Matter (Culture, #8)
The Musical Life of Gustav Mole by Kathryn MeyrickThe Twelve Pictures by Edith SimonThe Sorcerer's Apprentice and Other Stories by John HosierThe secret song by Michael  WilliamsDer Ring der Nibelungen by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Fiction based upon Opera
26 books — 2 voters
Six Yuan Plays by Enliu JungMonks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals by Stephen H. WestBattles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood by Wilt L. IdemaThe Generals of the Yang Family by Wilt L. IdemaChinese Theater in Days of Kublai Khan (Volume 62) by J.I. Crump
Chinese Theatre
31 books — 4 voters

Cry to Heaven by Anne RiceThe Bells by Richard HarvellInterrupted Aria by Beverle Graves MyersPainted Veil by Beverle Graves MyersThe Iron Tongue of Midnight by Beverle Graves Myers
Books about Castrati
74 books — 15 voters

La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall SmithCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresThe Violinist of Venice by Alyssa PalomboMarrying Mozart by Stephanie CowellVivaldi's Virgins by Barbara Quick
Music in Historical Fiction
107 books — 50 voters
The Rest Is Noise by Alex  RossThe Classical Style by Charles RosenThe Romantic Generation by Charles RosenWhat to Listen for in Music by Aaron CoplandJohannes Brahms by Jan Swafford
Classical Music: Nonfiction
311 books — 77 voters

Emilia Pardo Bazán
La dictadura es como una aria y nunca llega a ser ópera.
Emilia Pardo Bazán

Emilia Pardo Bazán
The dictatorship is like an aria that never becomes an opera.
Emilia Pardo Bazán

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