Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Alyson Books (2003), 288 pages
Description
In this novel of part murder mystery, part farce, part contemporary satire and part romance, Marc an accident-prone opera queen and Paul a chorus boy, attempt to solve the puzzle of rising opera-star Jennifer Burke's death. The author is a television comedy writer.
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LibraryThing member lilithcat
Ah, the world of opera, with its wealthy donors, manipulative sopranos, feuds and finagling, such fun! Throw in a slutty countertenor whose critic mentor wants him to be just a tad bit too authentic for those early music roles, a transgendered florist with a taste for toxic plants, a private
Like an opera, the plot doesn't quite hang together, and sometimes strains credulity, but, also like an opera, who cares? This production was designed to get the audience laughing, and that it certainly does.
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secretary with a secret, a diary that appears, disappears, and appears again, and it's all very, well, very operatic!Like an opera, the plot doesn't quite hang together, and sometimes strains credulity, but, also like an opera, who cares? This production was designed to get the audience laughing, and that it certainly does.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
8.25 inches
ISBN
155583759X / 9781555837594