Divas written by Rebecca Chance was published this year and is a great read.
I have only recently read this book and i borrowed it from my local library and I can see from the inside it has been very popular!
This Book is about a young beautiful woman named Evie Lopez, she started life as pole dancer and grabbed herself a sugar daddy. When she abandoned this career, she bought a swanky penthouse in the luxury Manhattan.
Evie is a mistress to a young girl Lola's father and when her father falls into a coma and her stepmother controls everything. The stepmother 'Carin' eventually evicts Evie and steals her diamonds.
Lola and Evie have to team up even though they are enemies to defeat Carin!
This is a book of laughter and sadness. Rebecca Chance is such a brilliant writer she leaves you in suspense and I just wanted to read ...
Advantages: Fun read, escapist read, well written, enjoyable Disadvantages: None
Lola Fitzgerald has a pretty charmed life. She has every designer piece of clothing she wants, holidays on tap and homes around the world courtesy of her rather rich father. But Lola's world is thrown into disarray when her father falls into a coma and Lola's stepmother Carin cuts off all of her funds immediately. Her situation gets worse when Lola discovers the existance of her father's mistress Evie Lopez, and her fiance is thrown into rehab for drug addiction. Lola wants back what is rightfully hers but she is forced to team up with Evie to catch Carin out and get her out of her life once and for all.
"Divas" is the debut novel for Rebecca Chance, and she follows the line of great "bonkbuster" authors such as the Bagshawe sisters Louise and Tilly, Lulu Taylor, Jo Carnegie and Olivia Darling who have all embraced the gritty side ...
Advantages: Covers many topics with affordable ideas Disadvantages: You don't want to throw them out!
Prima ? a magazine name known to many, and quite rightly so because Prima means first or leading and I feel it is a leading magazine in the area it covers and it certainly covers lots of areas.
It started back in October 1986, and although at that time I thought it was expensive I did buy it as there was always a free pattern and I made a lot of my clothes in those days, so it was a bargain. This magazine has moved with the times and is bang right up to date now and is one of the popular magazines sold at most newsagents, although many people have it delivered as this is a perfect start to your day ? or used to be when post came in a morning! Although probably not aimed at the younger end of the market it does have some articles suitable for all ages.
I always buy one at the airport at it is a magazine that you can pick up ...
jo145 02.08.2004 (03.08.2004)
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Maria Callas (Soprano); Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano); Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Philharmonia Orchestra; Milan La Scala Chorus; Milan La Scala Orchestra
Date of Release
05/1994
Label / Distributor
EMI / EMI
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
1 hour 16 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works, Vocal and choral
EAN
724355509529
Catalogue Number
555095
Work 1
Work Title
(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s)
1. Una voce poco fa 2. Io son docile
Composer
Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1816
Date Recorded
1957
Conductor
Alceo Galliera
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria Callas
Work 2
Work Title
Norma
Excerpt(s)
1. Casta diva
Composer
Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1831
Date Recorded
1960
Conductor
Tullio Serafin
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Milan La Scala Chorus
Main Performer
Maria Callas (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria Callas
Work 3
Work Title
(4) Letzte Lieder, '(4) Last Songs', AV150 (Op. posth)
Excerpt(s)
1. Frühling (wds. Hesse)
Composer
Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1948
Date Recorded
1965
Conductor
George Szell
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Work 4
Work Title
(Die) Lustige Witwe, '(The) Merry Widow'
Excerpt(s)
1. Ich bin, hier jetzt zu verweilen (Introduction and Dance) 2. Es lebt eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein (Vilja-Lied: Hanna,
Composer
Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1905
Date Recorded
1962
Conductor
Lovro von Matacic
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Chorus Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Work 5
Work Title
Chants d'Auvergne
Excerpt(s)
1. Baïlèro
Composer
(Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret) (1879 - 1957)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1923-30
Date Recorded
1969
Conductor
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
Orchestra / Ensemble
Lamoureux Orchestra
Main Performer
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Victoria de los Angeles
Work 6
Work Title
Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s)
1. Un bel dì vedremo
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1904
Date Recorded
1959
Conductor
Gabriele Santini
Orchestra / Ensemble
Rome Opera Orchestra
Main Performer
Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Victoria de los Angeles
Work 7
Work Title
Don Giovanni, K527
Excerpt(s)
1. Crudele! Ah no mio bene 2. Non mi dir
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1787
Date Recorded
1959
Conductor
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Joan Sutherland
Work 8
Work Title
(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny'
Excerpt(s)
1. Pace, pace, mio Dio
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1862 Revised 1969
Date Recorded
1971
Conductor
Anton Guadagno
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Montserrat Caballé
Work 9
Work Title
Gianni Schicchi
Excerpt(s)
1. O mio babbino caro
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1918
Date Recorded
1970
Conductor
Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Montserrat Caballé
Work 10
Work Title
Adriana Lecouvreur
Excerpt(s)
1. Troppo, signori 2. Io son l'umile ancella
Composer
Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1902
Date Recorded
1989
Conductor
Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Work 11
Work Title
Porgy and Bess
Excerpt(s)
1. Summertime
Composer
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1935
Date Recorded
1986
Conductor
John McGlinn
Orchestra / Ensemble
New Princess Theatre Orchestra, New York
Orchestra / Ensemble
New York Choral Artists Choir
Main Performer
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Work 12
Work Title
Requiem
Excerpt(s)
1. Pie Jesu
Composer
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber (b 1948)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1984
Date Recorded
1990
Conductor
Eric Ericson
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Eric) Ericson Chamber Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Barbara Hendricks
Work 13
Work Title
(Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', K620
Excerpt(s)
1. Ach, ich fühl's
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1791
Date Recorded
1984
Conductor
Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra / Ensemble
English Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Barbara Hendricks
Work 14
Work Title
(La) Belle Hélène, 'Beautiful Helen'
Excerpt(s)
1. On me nomme Hélène la Blonde (Hélène)
Composer
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1864
Date Recorded
1984
Conductor
Michel Plasson
Orchestra / Ensemble
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Main Performer
Jessye Norman (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Jessye Norman
Work 15
Work Title
Alcina, HWV34
Excerpt(s)
1. Tornami a vagheggiar
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1735
Date Recorded
1988
Conductor
Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Main Performer
Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Kathleen Battle
Work 16
Work Title
Così fan tutte, K588
Excerpt(s)
1. In uomini, in soldati
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1790
Conductor
Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Kathleen Battle
Work 17
Work Title
(Die) Fledermaus, '(The) Bat'
Excerpt(s)
1. Klänge der Heimat (Czardas)
Composer
Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1874
Conductor
John Barker
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Main Performer
Cheryl Studer (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Cheryl Studer
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Composer
Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868); Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835); Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949); Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948); (Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret) (1879 - 1957); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950); George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
