Opera is traditionally regarded as an elitist art form far removed from reality by its fantastical plots & melodramatic divas This book shows that beneath the opulent sets & sumptuous costumes opera is very much a product of its time Like all the great narrative arts it draws on essential human experiences to create a form that can be endlessly reinvented to reflect a changing society Focusing on seven opera premieres in seven distinct cultural landscapes with additional essays by contemporary practitioners including Placido Domingo Antonio Pappano & Simone Young the book culminates in the international explosion of opera in the twentieth & twenty-first centuries The seven operas & premieres are Venice (Monteverdi's L' Incoranazione di Poppea 1642); London (Handel's Rinaldo 1711); Vienna (Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro 1786); Milan (Verdi's Nabucco 1842); Paris (Wagner's Tannhauser 1861); Dresden (Strauss' Salome 1905) & St Petersburg (Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District 1934) ...

The ninth edition of Operating System Concepts continues to evolve to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems 880 pages Silberschatz Abraham ...

From the studio that made Demon Gaze comes Operation Abyss New Tokyo Legacy PS Vita a sci-fi dungeon crawler RPG set in a near future Tokyo With the city under the constant threat of Variants-genetically engineered monsters-and the emergence of portals leading to a mysterious dimension called the Abyss the government has established the Code Physics Agency to investigate these mysterious phenomena The Xth Squad-a unique group of teens modified by the CPA&s Code technology-must evade traps face down powerful monsters & investigate the mystery behind the Abyss Key Features An Accessible Yet Deep Dungeon Crawler A Unique Sci-Fi Story ...

From the mind of Paolo Parente comes the world of Dust Another Earth A different 1947 The Second World War has raged for nearly a decade & its grip has spread to every continent on the planet War has advanced swiftly & strangely in the Dust universe through the application of Alien VK technology — a limitless source of energy in its simplest form & an unthinkable weapon in the wrong hands Tanks have evolved into powerful combat walkers & rocket troops take to the skies The latest laser cannons phasers & Tesla weapons rule the battlefield ...

High fantasy contemporary & urban fantasy fantasy action & adventure all setin a military vein by top authors including Jonathan Maberry Tobias Buckell Elizabeth Moon Tanya Huff Glen Cook Simon R Green Seanan Mc Guire & Linda Nagata In the realms of fantasy the battlefield is where heroism comes alive magic is unleashed & legends are made & unmade From the War of the Ring Tolkien s epic battle of good versus evil to The Battle of the Blackwater George RR Martin s grim portrait of the horror & futility of war these fantastical conflicts reflect our highest hopes & darkest fears bringing us mesmerizing visions of silver spears shining in the sun & vast hordes of savage beasts who threaten to destroy all that we hold dear Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams is sounding the battle cry & sixteen of today s top authors are reporting for duty spinning never-before-published spellbinding tales of military fantasy including a Black Company story from Glen Cook a Paksenarrion story from Elizabeth Moon & a Shadow Ops story by Myke Cole Within these pages you ll also find World War I trenches cloaked in poison gas & sorcery modern day elite special forces battling hosts of the damned & steampunk soldiers fighting for their lives in a world torn apart by powers that defy imagination Featuring both grizzled veterans & fresh young recruits alike including Tanya Huff Simon R Green Carrie Vaughn Jonathan Maberry & Seanan Mc Guire Operation Arcana is a must for any military buff or fantasy fan You ll never look at war the same way again ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare This series features captured German & Russian film footage much of which has never been seen before For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians & the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II More than a struggle between nations it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant evil ideology against evil ideology The lives of tens of millions of human beings were consumed by its raging hatreds & appalling indignities One in every ten Russians died One in every four Poles died Whole divisions of Italians Romanians Hungarians disappeared with barely a trace An average of 17800 people died on every single day & this the war on the Russian German Front lasted for 1400 days The series is narrated with chilling precision by actor Douglas Rain The script by producer Jerry Lawton is dark & powerful The music by composer Rick Hyslop captures every nuance of tragedy with discordant clarity The series features captured German & Russian film footage much of which has never been seen in the United States ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play & Fall in for laughs& is the order for the day in this colourful wartime-set comedy feature
- a box-office hit in 1959 for Girls at Sea director Gilbert Gunn & boasting a top-flight cast that

Includes:: Donald Sinden Dora Bryan & Barbara Murray with a notable role for 1956 Olympic gold-medallist Judy Grinham Presented in a br&-new digital transfer Operation Bullshine charts the misadventures of a group of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls stationed at an anti-aircraft post on a remote stretch of the English coast
- along with the handsome lieutenant in charge of the battery & his wife a fellow-ATS girl who&s none too happy about her husband&s latest posting particularly when regulations force them to conceal the fact that they are married! Actors Donald Sinden Barbara Murray Carole Lesley Ronald Shiner Naunton Wayne Dora Bryan & Fabia Drake Director Gilbert Gunn Certificate PGYear 1959 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 21 minutes (approx)



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A TRUE STORY OF UNSUNG HEROES WHO TURNED THE TIDE OF WAR June 25 1950 North Korea invades the South with the support of the Soviet Union UN Command s Supreme Commander General Mac Arthur (Liam Neeson Taken Batman Begins) plans a covert landing operation at harbor city Incheon codenamed Operation Chromite which has a success chance of 50001 An epic action-war film based on a real-life operation which along with Normandy is regarded as one of history s greatest landing operations OPERATION CHROMITE captures this crucial historical episode & tells the untold story of men who sacrificed their lives for South Korea s freedom ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play June 25 1950 North Korea invades the South with the support of the Soviet Union UN Command s Supreme Commander General Mac Arthur (Liam Neeson Taken Batman Begins) plans a covert landing operation at harbor city Incheon code named Operation Chromite which has a success chance of 50001 An epic action-war film based on a real-life operation which along with Normandy is regarded as one of history s greatest landing operations OPERATION CHROMITE captures this crucial historical episode & tells the untold story of men who sacrificed their lives for South Korea&s freedom Actors Liam Neeson Jung-jae Lee Beom-su Lee Directors John H Lee Language English Korean Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Your patient Cavity Sam is feeling a bit under the weather Can you "operate" & make him better or will you get the buzzer? Grab the tweezers & try with all of your might to take out all of his funny ailments Can you help him with his pulled muscle or the frog in his throat? Operate with your steadiest hand but don&t forget to steer clear of the sides & avoid lighting the light! Operation & all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro Classic Operation game challenges you to remove parts without setting off the buzzer 13 plastic Ailments parts Nose lights up when you touch the sides Remove the most parts to win Kids can play alone or with others ...