The Opera Lover's Cookbook
Author | : Francine Segan |
Publisher | : Harry N. Abrams |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1584795360 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781584795360 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Each chapter of Opera Lover's Cookbook presents a culinary performance--an elegant five-course dinner, a brunch, a dessert party--scored to a particular operatic motif or keyed to the work of a renowned composer. Operas set in Spain--Carmen, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Giovanni--are the exotic backdrop for a tapas fiesta. The far-flung locales of Puccini's La Boh?me, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, and Turandot inspire an eclectic international buffet. A rustic Italian dinner is orchestrated to the strains of Verdi's Traviata. And Gilbert and Sullivan, of course, provide the overture for an English-style pub supper"--Publisher website (November 2006).