Opera


Bel Canto
Dune (Dune, #1)
The Phantom of the Opera
Maskerade (Discworld, #18; Witches, #5)
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Carmen
Use of Weapons (Culture, #3)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
The Queen of the Night
La Traviata (Overture Opera Guides)
The Player of Games (Culture, #2)
Look to Windward (Culture, #7)
Childhood’s End
Puccini's La Boheme
Tosca (Black Dog Opera Library)
The Rest Is Noise by Alex  RossThe Classical Style by Charles RosenThe Romantic Generation by Charles RosenWhat to Listen for in Music by Aaron CoplandThe Missing Strad by Gerald Gaul
Classical Music: Nonfiction
312 books — 83 voters
Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Space Opera
1,150 books — 1,981 voters

Mountain Laurel by Jude DeverauxSimply Unforgettable by Mary BaloghUnshakeable by Molly MacKenzieA Song Begins by Mary BurchellA Song Begins by Mary Burchell
Sing: Opera in Romance Novels
32 books — 17 voters
Karkhana by Waswo X. WaswoNew Science by Giambattista VicoThe Contest for Knowledge by Maria Gaetana AgnesiBernini's Beloved by Sarah McPheeBernini by Franco Mormando
Early Modern Italy (1600-1800)
56 books — 9 voters

Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Play Ever
523 books — 458 voters
Mozart by Paul  JohnsonKarkhana by Waswo X. WaswoMozart by Peter GayThe P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations, Vol. 1 by P. Craig RussellMozart's Women by Jane Glover
History of Classical Music
133 books — 11 voters

Titon Rahmawan
SANG PENARI V — Wirasa para Bayang Penanda Pada malam di mana kota kehilangan listrik dan cahaya hanya datang dari bara rokok para gelandangan, Sang Penari memasuki ruang kosong yang seakan dibangun dari gema ribuan panggung yang pernah runtuh. Di sana, bayang-bayang empat maestro dunia menunggu seperti para begawan dari peradaban yang jauh lebih tua. —Mata kosong dari Teater Noh — “Hannya”— Topeng iblis perempuan dari Jepang kuno itu menggantung di udara seperti wajah kesedihan yang diawe ...more
Titon Rahmawan

Charles  Hart
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication. Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation. Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in to the power of the music of the night.
Charles Hart, The Phantom of the Opera: Sheet Music Piano/Vocal

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