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1) Dune
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
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Description
Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.
Frank Herberts epic masterpiecea triumph of the imagination and the bestselling science fiction novel of all time.Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib....
5) Aida
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
Andrea Bocelli returns to his first musical love, singing opera, with a performance of one of the world's best loved operas. His powerful tenor tells a compelling story of dedication, intrigue, power, and intense love.
Author
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
2003
Language
Italiano
Description
Set in mythical Peking, Princess Turandot declares she will marry any man of royal blood who can solve three riddles she sets him. Failure to solve the riddles will result in execution. Prince Calaf, in spite of many entreaties not to do so, wishes to seek the hand of Turandot. Calaf solves the riddles, but gives Turandot another chance to be rid of him. Ultimately, Turandot discovers that love is the answer she needs.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
Italiano
Description
Figaro plots to help Count Almaviva win the hand of Rosina, ward of Dr. Bartolo, who intends to marry her himself. Twice-disguised, the Count wins Rosina's heart and, once Figaro has foiled the counter-plots of Bartolo and his cronies, they marry in the nick of time.
Pub. Date
2000
Language
Italiano
Description
The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.
15) Die Fledermaus
Author
Publisher
Kultur International
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
Deutsch
Description
An effervescent comedic opera which includes Viennese dance music and an escapist plot.
Author
Series
Teixcalaan novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. All around brilliant space opera, I absolutely love it."Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice. Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died. But no one will admit that his death...
18) La Bohème
Author
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2005], c1982
Language
Italiano
Description
Puccini's tragic love story is set in the Latin Quarter of Paris among the bohemian students whose hectic gaiety only partially masks the despair and pain that threaten their lives. It remains one of the most popular of all operas with its stark contrasts of lively humour and poignant tragedy.
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