Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream Tosca The course of true love

The course of true love never did run smooth

Ricordi art director Adolfo Hohenstein’s poster art reproduced on a variety of charming gifts

From lively comedy to dark tragedy

and Verdi’s Otello (Milan

20 inches tall

Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream Tosca The course of true loveHere is the newest title in Barron's delightful Ella Bella series! In this story, Ella's kindly ballet teacher, Madame Rosa, has given the children costumes to wear as her magical music box pours out a shimmering tune. "This is A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn," she says, as she tells the children about the Shakespearean story that inspired Mendelssohn's ballet. When Madame Rosa is through, she asks all of her little ballerinas to "dance