The Pipe Of Desire

""The Pipe of Desire"" is a romantic grand opera written by Frederick Shepherd Converse and first performed in 1907. The opera is set in ancient Persia and tells the story of a young prince, Nourabad, who falls in love with a beautiful maiden, Amina. However, Amina is already engaged to another man, the powerful and wealthy merchant, Ali. Despite this, Nourabad is determined to win Amina's heart and enlists the help of a magical pipe that has the power to make people fall in love. As the story unfolds, the characters are drawn into a complex web of desire, jealousy, and betrayal, with the fate of their relationships hanging in the balance. ""The Pipe of Desire"" is a lush and romantic work, full of sweeping melodies and dramatic arias, and is considered a masterpiece of early 20th-century American opera.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.