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Novelization of operas, retellings, reimaginings, kid's books, the lot! :)
I don't even mind if there's just a subplot that is based on a famous opera - let's gather all that content here.
Fiction only, please. Any genre, age group.
Opera only, please - not broadway musicals.
Musicals can be sorted on the following lists:
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"Books that inspired Musicals": https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
A list specifically for the Best Opera Libretti can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
I don't even mind if there's just a subplot that is based on a famous opera - let's gather all that content here.
Fiction only, please. Any genre, age group.
Opera only, please - not broadway musicals.
Musicals can be sorted on the following lists:
"Best Musicals": https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
"Page to Stage": https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
"Books that inspired Musicals": https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
A list specifically for the Best Opera Libretti can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
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The Musical Life of Gustav Mole
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Kathryn Meyrick (Illustrator)
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The Twelve Pictures
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Other Stories
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The secret song
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Der Ring der Nibelungen (Die Nibelungen-Saga, #1)
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More Stories of Favorite Operas
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The Clowns
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P. Craig Russell (writer, inker)
4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Stories of Favorite Operas
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The Ring and The Fire: Stories From Wagner's Nibelung Operas
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4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Ring of the Nibelung
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The Magic Flute: The Story of Mozart's Opera
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Madame Butterfly: The Story of the Opera
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J. Alison James (Translator)
3.92 avg rating — 322 ratings
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Aïda
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The Barber of Seville
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3.79 avg rating — 146 ratings
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La Boheme
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Giacomo Puccini (Composer)
4.05 avg rating — 370 ratings
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Carmen
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Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci
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Ruggiero Leoncarallo (Composer)
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Fidelio
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The Flying Dutchman
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Richard Wagner (Composer)
3.67 avg rating — 189 ratings
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Madame Butterfly
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J. Alison James (Adapter)
3.92 avg rating — 322 ratings
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The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote) in Full Score
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The Marriage of Figaro
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Rigoletto (Black Dog Opera Library)
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Tosca
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La Traviata
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Il Trovatore
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