Maskerade (Terry David John Pratchett) читать бесплатно онлайн полную версию книги

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Maskerade, as a parody of The Phantom of the Opera, is based largely upon the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, but makes the events and characters more realistic. Hence, in Phantom, Christine is the beautiful, slim, new star, with a good voice that needs training, holding back and reluctant to take her rightful place in the opera. Carlotta is the jealous prima donna, with a classical voice on the verge of decreptitude, and large lungs. The Phantom wants Christine to sing, and the owners would be happy to oblige, but for the need to keep Carlotta’s ego assuaged.

In Maskerade, Christine can’t sing, but looks pretty, so both the owners and the Phantom fall for her. Agnes, with the voice, is merely utilised.