Émilie & Voltaire--the concept film

Sunday, 27 September 2020 03:05

Émilie & Voltaire--the concept film

How to write an Australian opera--with dogged assistance. Excited to be shooting the concept film in November. Follow our progress on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/emilieandvoltaire/

Émilie & Voltaire

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Nicholas Gentile is composing and recording a new Australian opera to my libretto. Follow the opera's progress on Instagram and endorse the generosity of Opera Australia by showing us your support!

Murder on High

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My latest novel is Murder on High, a Victor Constant Investigation in the historical crime series that begins with Murder at Cirey. As a military policeman in the remote Champagne, Victor never expects to tangle with royalty--but Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Orléans summons him to solve the murder of a nobleman at her magnificent Château d'en Haut.

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