title: Manga and Mozart
author:  Danielle DiStefano 
description: Ms. DiStefano is a soprano by trade, and a self-taught artist. As a published author, her articles have been featured in various opera-related publications. Her busy schedule includes performing, teaching music appreciation classes, community service, illustrating, and caring for her adorable rescue puppy and kitten. Her vast repertoire, spanning 16 languages and featuring both folk and classical music, has greatly influenced her drawing style, as her illustrations embrace the beauty and charm of different cultures. Ms. DiStefano is dedicated to continue sharing her advocacy for all things opera and sharing her love of the arts be it on the stage, in a lecture hall, or through her coloring books.
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  Friends in High Places
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Commissario Brunetti 09]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By Donna Leon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Scanned & Proofed By MadMaxAU
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Sconsigliato t’inoltri?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  In queste mura
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Sai, che non è sicura
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  La tua vita
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  > Where are you going so rashly?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  > You know that within these walls
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  > Your life is not safe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Lucio Silla
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  When the doorbell rang, Brunetti lay supine on the sofa in his living room, a
  book propped open on his stomach. Because he was alone in the apartment, he
  knew 