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Theatre Of Darkness, Lillian Nordica as Opera

Thomas Shapcott

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Description:December 1913.The operatic diva Lillian Nordica, rival of Melba, travels to Batavia after her Australasian tour. On the way she is shipwrecked on Thursday Island.Ill with pneumonia, Lillian settles into the island's small hospital. Her arrival is greeted with wonder — much to the chagrin of visiting phrenologist Dr Siegfried Fomorian, who struggles to attract attention to himself and his work.As the steamy tropical days and nights unwind, Lillian drifts between memory, dream and reality. The theatre of darkness is the world without song, which she transforms as she spins her webs of sound out onto the stage. Now, as her own voice deserts her, other voices crowd in...Thomas Shapcott is one of Australia's leading poets and novelists. In Theatre of Darkness he gives us a hypnotically lyrical, transporting and beautiful novel about the power of music, and the price of obsession, fame and love.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theatre Of Darkness, Lillian Nordica as Opera. To get started finding Theatre Of Darkness, Lillian Nordica as Opera, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Vintage Books

Release: 1998

ISBN: 0091835402

Description: December 1913.The operatic diva Lillian Nordica, rival of Melba, travels to Batavia after her Australasian tour. On the way she is shipwrecked on Thursday Island.Ill with pneumonia, Lillian settles into the island's small hospital. Her arrival is greeted with wonder — much to the chagrin of visiting phrenologist Dr Siegfried Fomorian, who struggles to attract attention to himself and his work.As the steamy tropical days and nights unwind, Lillian drifts between memory, dream and reality. The theatre of darkness is the world without song, which she transforms as she spins her webs of sound out onto the stage. Now, as her own voice deserts her, other voices crowd in...Thomas Shapcott is one of Australia's leading poets and novelists. In Theatre of Darkness he gives us a hypnotically lyrical, transporting and beautiful novel about the power of music, and the price of obsession, fame and love.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theatre Of Darkness, Lillian Nordica as Opera. To get started finding Theatre Of Darkness, Lillian Nordica as Opera, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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