Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream Tosca and Verdi’s Otello (Milan

and Verdi’s Otello (Milan

This charming crankshaft music box plays Ride of the Valkyries from Wagner's Die Walkure

William Berger’s beginner’s guide to Wagner will help the opera newcomer navigate his or her way through some of opera’s most demanding and intriguing works

From lively comedy to dark tragedy

and fellow musicians begging for financial help

Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream Tosca and Verdi’s Otello (MilanHere is the newest title in Barron's delightful Ella Bella series! In this story, Ella's kindly ballet teacher, Madame Rosa, has given the children costumes to wear as her magical music box pours out a shimmering tune. "This is A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn," she says, as she tells the children about the Shakespearean story that inspired Mendelssohn's ballet. When Madame Rosa is through, she asks all of her little ballerinas to "dance