Violinist Andr�e Rieu and his orchestra perform a celebration of music in these television blockbusters containing some of the most joyous and romantic compositions from 3 of his most popular shows.

A collection of Greek and Roman myths from various classical sources arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, heroes before and during the Trojan War, and lesser myths. Includes a brief section on Norse mythology.

MUSIC Freeman, associate editor of Opera News and author of the first volume of The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas (LJ 11/15/84), presents this second volume of stories from 125 more operas, this time covering less familiar works, such as early pieces (Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in partria, 1640) and contemporary ones (John Adams's Nixon in China, 1987). The entries are arranged by composer, with a brief introduction providing...