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The opera is falling apart, and
only a backstage ghost knows it will be a hit.
Set in 1816, the year The
Barber of Seville had its disastrous premiere, Rossini's Ghost is
the story of three women who learn that friendship, like opera - or a great
pasta sauce - requires nurturing, patience and time.
In a kitchen in Italy in
1862, little Reliana helps her grandmother Rosalie make pasta sauce. As
steam swirls magically through the kitchen, Rosalie argues with her oldest
friend Martina and tells the story of an opera composer they once both
knew. Soon, Reliana finds herself transported through time back to a
theater in Rome nearly 50 years ago. She is invisible to everyone but
the composer, Signor Rossini. She watches in alarm as one of the singers
puts a curse on the production and everything begins to go wrong.
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