War and peace / Composed by Sergey Prokofiev ; Conducted by Valery Gergiev ; Directed by Graham Vick ; Choreographed by Alexander Polubentsev ; Kirov Orchestra, Kirov Opera Chorus. by Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953

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The shameful peace : how French artists and intellectuals survived the Nazi occupation / Frederic Spotts. by Spotts, Frederic

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BBC Proms. producer, Caroline Speed ; directed by David Stevens ; [music by MIkhail Glinka]. by Glinka, M. I. (Mikhail Ivanovich), 1804-1857

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The singing Turk : Ottoman power and operatic emotions on the European stage from the siege of Vienna to the age of Napoleon / Larry Wolff. by Wolff, Larry

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : operatic representation and the Triplex Confinium -- The captive sultan : operatic transfigurations of the Ottoman menace after the siege of Vienna -- The generous Turk : captive Christians and operatic comedy in Paris -- The triumphant sultana : Suleiman and his operatic harem -- The Turkish subjects of Gluck and Haydn : comic opera in war and peace -- Osmin in Vienna : Mozart's Abduction and the centennial of the Ottoman siege -- "To honor the emperor" : Pasha Selim and Emperor Joseph in the age of enlightened absolutism -- The Ottoman adventures of Rossini and Napoleon : Kaimacacchi and Missipipi at La Scala -- Pappataci and Kaimakan : reflections in a Mediterranean mirror -- An Ottoman prince in the romantic imagination : the libertine adventures of Rossini's Turkish traveler -- Maometto in Naples and Venice : the operatic charisma of the conqueror -- Rossini's Siege of Paris : Ottoman subjects in the French restoration -- The decline and disappearance of the singing Turk : Ottoman reform, the Eastern question, and the European operatic repertory.…”
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Blue ravens : a historical novel / Gerald Vizenor. by Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; BLUE RAVENS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; 1 Roman Beaks; 2 Ogema Station; 3 Gateway Park; 4 Carnegie Totems; 5 Peace Medals; 6 Peyote Opera; 7 Blue Horses; 8 Snow Eggs; 9 Shadow Draft; 10 Gas Attack; 11 Saâcy-Sur-Marne; 12 Château-Thierry; 13 Vesle River; 14 Montbréhain; 15 Pont des Arts; 16 Galerie Crémieux; 17 Deceit of Peace; 18 Banquet Français; 19 War Maggots; 20 Orpheum Theatre; 21 Mona Lisa; 22 École Indienne; 23 Après Guerre; 24 Mutilés de Guerre; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.…”
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In the arena : a memoir of love, war, and politics / Charles Robb, Virginia Governor, Senator, and U.S. Marine. by Robb, Charles S.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by President Bill Clinton -- The path to Quantico -- The president's daughter -- A White House wedding -- The weight of war -- Boots on the ground -- Bulletproof -- Returning home -- A growing family -- Larger than life -- Stepping into the fray -- A future worthy of her past -- No higher honor -- The democracy of opportunity -- The aristocracy of merit -- The long hot summer -- Clean sweep -- Sacred cows -- Pandora's box -- A new challenge -- The most exclusive club -- Distant lands, faraway lives -- Issues of war and peace -- A national soap opera -- The tale of the tape -- Guns, gays, and Old Glory -- An imperfect candidate -- Taking a stand -- Bayview -- A passion play -- Against the wind -- Free at last -- The green zone -- Over the horizon -- Always a Marine.…”
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Blue ravens : a historical novel / Gerald Vizenor. by Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; BLUE RAVENS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; 1 Roman Beaks; 2 Ogema Station; 3 Gateway Park; 4 Carnegie Totems; 5 Peace Medals; 6 Peyote Opera; 7 Blue Horses; 8 Snow Eggs; 9 Shadow Draft; 10 Gas Attack; 11 Saâcy-Sur-Marne; 12 Château-Thierry; 13 Vesle River; 14 Montbréhain; 15 Pont des Arts; 16 Galerie Crémieux; 17 Deceit of Peace; 18 Banquet Français; 19 War Maggots; 20 Orpheum Theatre; 21 Mona Lisa; 22 École Indienne; 23 Après Guerre; 24 Mutilés de Guerre; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.…”
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Shimon Peres : In My Words Part II / Film Ideas.

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Blue ravens : historical novel / Gerald Vizenor. by Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Roman Beaks -- Ogema Station -- Gateway Park -- Carnegie Totems -- Peace Medals -- Peyote Opera -- Blue Horses -- now Eggs -- Shadow Draft -- Gas Attack -- Saacy-Sur-Marne -- Chateau-Thierry -- Vesle River -- Montbrehain -- Mont des Arts -- Galerie Cremieux -- Deceit of Peace -- Banquet Francais -- War Maggots -- Orpheum Theatre -- Mona Lisa -- Ecole Indienne -- Apres Guerre -- Mutiles de Guerre.…”

Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812 / by Dave Malloy. by Malloy, Dave, 1976-

Tolstoy and his problems : views from the twenty-first century / edited by Inessa Medzhibovskaya.

Table of Contents: “…Laughing with the Count : the humor in War and peace and beyond /…”
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Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812 : original Broadway cast recording / music, lyrics, book & orchestrations by Dave Malloy. by Malloy, Dave, 1976-

All the same the words don't go away : essays on authors, heroes, aesthetics, and stage adaptations from the Russian tradition / Caryl Emerson. by Emerson, Caryl

Table of Contents: “…Playbill to Prokofiev’s “War and peace” at the Met – Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” –…”
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The Place de la Bastille : the story of a quartier / Keith Reader. by Reader, Keith

Table of Contents: “…: The Second Empire from Haussmann to the Commune -- "Satan's bagpipes" : La Belle Époque's forty-three years of peace -- "Villains, stars and everybody in between" : The First War and the 'entre-deux-guerres' -- "Slicked hair and splendid sideburns" : Occupation and Liberation -- "Let's have some sun!" …”
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Prokofiev : The Prodigal Son / Digital Classics (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…Music in Russia (4:18) -- Prokofiev's First Opera (4:30) -- Prokofiev at the Conservatoire (1:39) -- Prokofiev: Unprecedented and Original (4:03) -- Prokofiev: Original and Complex (3:29) -- Rubenstein Award (3:32) -- Outbreak of WWI (2:26) -- Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 (2:06) -- Prokofiev in America (4:12) -- Story of "The Fiery Angel" (8:11) -- Prokofievs in Paris (1:15) -- Prokofiev's Symphony No. 2 (3:27) -- Ballet on a Soviet Theme (3:28) -- Prokofiev in Soviet Union (3:14) -- "Peter and the Wolf" (3:32) -- Soviet Cinema (1:23) -- Prokofiev's Orderly Life (3:05) -- Political Events (4:00) -- Communist Party Links (1:46) -- Nostalgia (1:50) -- Opera: "War and Peace" (4:27) -- Composing in War Time (2:01) -- Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 (3:15) -- "Ivan the Terrible" (3:54) -- Purge Against the Arts (1:57) -- Lina Prokofiev's Imprisonment (1:12) -- Sergei Prokofiev's Later Years (3:43) -- Death of Prokofiev (3:57) -- Credits: Prokofiev: The Prodigal Son (1:39)…”
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Music and conflict / edited by John Morgan O'Connell and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco.

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From Tian'anmen to Times Square : transnational China and the Chinese diaspora on global screens, 1989-1997 / Gina Marchetti. by Marchetti, Gina

Table of Contents: “…China and the Chinese on world screens, 1989-97 -- Global economies, commodities, and labor -- Buying American, consuming Hong Kong: Chungking Express, The Opium War, These Shoes Weren't Made For Walking, and Comrades: Almost a Love Story / Interview: Paul Lee -- Working women in the People's Republic of China: Out of Phoenix Bridge, Women from the Lake of Scented Souls, and A Little Life Opera / Interview: Allen Fong -- Gangland Taiwan in the transnational imagination: Mahjong and Goodbye South Goodbye: Interview: Edward Yang -- The postmodern condition in Singapore: Mee Pok Man and Twelve Storeys / Interview: Eric Khoo -- Identities in question: The Chinese Diaspora -- Transnational cinema and hybrid identities: To Liv(e) and Crossings / Interview: Evans Chan -- Gender and generation in Clara Law's migration trilogy: Farewell China, Autumn Moon, and Floating Life -- Fighting diaspora: the legacy of Bruce and Brandon Lee in Rapid Fire -- In the space of the square: The Gate of Heavenly Peace / Interview: Carma Hinton…”

Noel Coward Collected Verse. by Coward, Noël

Table of Contents: “…Tribute to Ivor NorvelloOpera Notes; WAR ... AND PEACE; War; Personal Note; Lie in the Dark and Listen; We Must Have a Speech from a Minister; Lines to an American Officer; Lines to a Remote Garrison; I've Just Come out from England; Happy New Year; Peace; The Battle of Britain Dinner, New York, 1963; Letter from the Seaside 1880; TRAVEL ... …”
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Jean Cocteau : a life / Claude Arnaud ; translated by Lauren Elkin and Charlotte Mandell. by Arnaud, Claude

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; ONE: The Child Prodigy; TWO: Ariel; THREE: The Living God; FOUR: The Molting; FIVE: The War as Opéra; SIX: The Ordeal of Bohemia; SEVEN: The Parade of Peace; EIGHT: With Radiguet; NINE: All Against Dada; TEN: The Miraculous Years; ELEVEN: Genealogy of a Tragedy; TWELVE: The Angel's Dream; THIRTEEN: La Croix et la Bannière; FOURTEEN: "Raymond Has Returned"; FIFTEEN: The Sound of the Fall; SIXTEEN: The Tragic Years; SEVENTEEN: The Decadent One; EIGHTEEN: The Resurrection; NINTEEN: The Occupied; TWENTY: In the Heart of the Furnace.…”
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All the Same The Words Don't Go Away : Essays on Authors, Heroes, Aesthetics, and Stage Adaptations from the Russian Tradition. by Emerson, Caryl

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- GREAT ART SHOULD SLOW US DOWN: "PARTICIPATIVE THINKING" IN THE WORLD AND AS THE WORLD OF CARYL EMERSON David Bethea -- 1 POLYPHONY AND THE CARNIVALESQUE: INTRODUCING THE TERMS -- 2 THE EARLY PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS -- 3 COMING TO TERMS WITH CARNIVAL -- 4 GASPAROV AND BAKHTIN -- 5 FOUR PUSHKIN BIOGRAPHIES -- 6 PUSHKIN'S TATIANA -- 7 PUSHKIN'S BORIS GODUNOV -- 8 GEORGE STEINER ON TOLSTOY OR DOSTOEVSKY -- 9 TOLSTOY AND DOSTOEVSKY ON EVIL DOING -- 10 KUNDERA ON NOT LIKING DOSTOEVSKY -- 11 PARINI ON TOLSTOY, WITH A POSTSCRIPT ON TOLSTOY, SHAKESPEARE, AND THE PERFORMING ARTS -- 12 CHEKHOV AND THE ANNAS -- 13 FOREWORD TO RICHARD TARUSKIN'S ESSAYS ON MUSORGSKY -- 14 FROM "BORIS GODUNOV" TO "KHOVANSHCHINA" -- 15 TUMANOV ON MARIA OLENINA D'ALHEIM -- 16 TCHAIKOVSKY'S TATIANA -- 17 LITTLE OPERAS TO PUSHKIN'S LITTLE TRAGEDIES -- 18 PLAYBILL TO PROKOFIEV'S "WAR AND PEACE" AT THE MET -- 19 SHOSTAKOVICH'S "LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK" -- 20 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY'S BORIS GODUNOV -- 21 "EUGENE ONEGIN" ON THE STALINIST STAGE -- IN CONCLUSION -- INDEX.…”
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