Four young friends come up with a great idea to help Grandpa Carlson. He had lost his house, and a rich old woman had moved in. The kids’ plan is to steal her fat cat and demand a ransom. A catnapping! What could possibly go wrong? But before they know it, the kids are swept up in a series of escalating calamitous events…
The Count de Luna is a powerful lord, wealthy and used to getting whatever he wants. His pride is wounded when the beautiful lady-in-waiting, Doña Leonor, vehemently rejects his proposal of marriage. There is another man standing in the way of the Count – a mysterious troubadour who won Doña Leonor’s heart by his singing. But the Count is not willing to give her up… This dramatic love triangle is the topic of Giuseppe Verdi’s well-known opera 'The Troubadour', which has recently been revived by Tanja Stern in a novel told in the style of the 18th century. 'The Troubadour' is part of the novel trilogy 'Opera Murder – three Verdi operas in prose narration'. The other parts, 'A Masked Ball' and 'Rigoletto', will soon be available in English.