Composers Specials Series-In a kitchen in Italy in 1862 little Reliana helps her grandmother Rosalie make pasta sauce. As stream swirls magically through the kitchen Rosalie argues with her oldest friend Martina and tells the story of an opera composerthey once both knew.Soon Reliana finds herself transported through time back to a theatre in Rome nearly 50 years earlier. She is invisible to everyone but the composer Signor Rossini. She watches in alarm as one of the singersputs a curse on the production andeverything begins to go wrong. Set in 1816 the year The Barber of Seville had its disastrous premiere Rossinis Ghost is the story of three women who learn that friendship like opera– or a great pasta sauce – requires nurturing patience and time. Formatted with English Spanish and French languages. 52 minutes.

Composers Specials Series-It is 1742 and we are in Dublin where ten-year-old Jamie OFlaherty and the brilliant composer George Frideric Handel live. Jamie who comes from a very poor family has been caught stealing and is in jail. Handel whose careeris failing needs hisnewest composition to be a big hit. By a stroke of destiny the young boy and the composer become unlikely allies. Handel gets Jamie out of jail and the boy lends his golden voice to the first performance ofMessiah. This production is filled withmany of Handels most glorious musical works and the captivating story reminds us that when you believe in yourself you can make comebacks in life and often get one last chance. Formattedwith English Spanish and French languages. 51 minutes.

Composers Specials Series-Twelve-year-old Michelle Marin doesnt like her piano teacher. Monsieur Bizet is irritable forgetful aloof – distracted by a failing marriage and the rigors of composing his new opera. But as the composer begins to tellMichelle the story ofthe gypsy Carmen her imagination is captured. For just as in Bizets opera her soldier father is stationed in Seville...and she fears he will never return. Set in Paris in 1875 Bizets Dream is thestory of an unusual friendship between twopeople who share the ability to feel life deeply and a beautifully filmed testament to the power of music to set those feelings free. Formatted with English Spanish and French languages.53 minutes.

Composers Specials Series-Rich and successful a dashing young musical superstar so adored that women faint when they meet him in the street Franz Liszt is restless. He knows that something is missing in his glamorous life as the worlds greatest concertpianists. He meetsJosy a naturally gifted young Gypsy street musician and subsequently wagers that he can turn Josy into a world-class musician. The bet turns into a mighty struggle of wills – the worldly sophisticateagainst the resourceful Gypsy boy and aconflict of freedom vs. discipline heart vs. brain passion vs. technique. Set in 1846 Liszts Rhapsody celebrates the miracle of talent and the triumph of dreams fulfilled.Formatted with English Spanish and French languages. 49 minutes.