Dearie Goes to the Opera

DEARIE GOES TO THE OPERA is the second book in the Dearie collection. One day she hears some opera on her mother and father's radio and wants to know more. Her parents tell her to write some questions that they will answer. Some of the questions are: WHAT IS AN OPERA? WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS? DO YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE? WHERE AND WHEN DID OPERA START? HOW IS AN OPERA WRITTEN? and others. All the answers from her parents are simple and easy to understand. After all, Dearie is only ten years old. In the book, there is an Opera Dictionary with words that composers use and you will understand. Dearie's parents plan a big surprise for her so they write out the story for THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. The surprise is that they are going to see THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. They loved it and Dearie came to enjoy opera. She hopes you will do the same. Alan Scott began writing at a young age, having had his first book, THE WILL OF OUR TIMES published at 19 while a student at Oswego State Teachers College in New York State. Currently he has had thirteen books published. THOUGH YOUTH IS GONE, REST AREA, SILENCE, VULTURES And Pigeons, lament for then and now, Dearie and the Peppermint Party, School Shadows. and others are still in print. Scott also composed the music for the Cottage Theater Players' production of RISEN. He also performed his own Rhapsody of Piano and Orchestra for the Palm Beach Music teachers Association when he was living in Wellington, Florida. He presently lives in Miami Beach, Florida.