Alternatives to grand opera and the popular musical can be traced at least as far back as the 1912 premiere of Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire." Yet this ongoing history has never been properly sorted out, its complex ideas and philosophy as well as musical and theatrical achievements never brought fully to light. The New Music Theater is the first comprehensive attempt in English to cover this still-emerging art form in its widest range. This book provides a wealth of examples and ...

When this groundbreaking, serialized dramatization premiered on 320 US radio stations, critics were unanimous in their praise, and it won numerous honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Pulitzer Prize of broadcasting. Now twenty years after its first airing, Blackstone Audio is pleased to present this outstanding production.The 2,600-year-old poem tells of a man, a hero of cunning rather than brawn, who inhabits three worlds: first, the world of his...

THE DAY THE STAR LEAGUE DIEDShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine brings you more BattleMech action from the war-torn 31st century and beyond! Celebrate Star League Day with tales of a long-abandoned ’Mech rediscovered and pressed into service, a quest for vengeance in enemy territory, the resurgence of old ghosts, and the threat of bitter betrayal in the face of long odds. Charge headlong into technical readouts, assassin conspiracies, in-depth equip...

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine surges onward, waging wars that will decide the fate of the BattleMech-dominated future of the 31st century and beyond! Follow a quest for quick cash that yields unusual Star League relics. Commiserate with an aging MechWarrior convinced he is cursed with the devil’s luck—which is about to run out. Listen to the tale of how mercenary commander Ace Darwin obtained his iconic ’M...

NEVER SURRENDER...Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine brings you more heavy-hitting action and heroism in the war-torn BattleMech-dominated future of the 31st century and beyond!A young Periphery volunteer struggles against marauding pirates who have long overstayed their welcome. A small-but-growing mercenary unit faces off against a formidable foe capable of destroying their dreams. A Star League MechWarrior wrestles with ...

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine is your survival guide through the explosive minefields and incoming missile salvos in pulse-pounding tales of BattleMech combat on the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond!Facing a technologically superior opponent, two mercenaries who hate each other’s guts must either work together or die alone. After suffering a bitter defeat, a contingent of Spirit Cats seeks to atone for t...

Homer’s The Iliad is an epic poem set during the Trojan War, focusing on a few pivotal weeks in the tenth and final year of the conflict. Centered on the rage of the Greek hero Achilles, the story unfolds after he withdraws from battle in a dispute with King Agamemnon, setting in motion a chain of tragedy, honor, and fate. As the Trojans, led by the noble Hector, gain ground, the Greeks suffer heavy losses. Achilles’ closest companion, Patroclus, enters the fray in his place and is killed ...

STAY FROSTY!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine delivers tales of tragedy and triumph amid the struggles of BattleMechs on the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond! A spurned Solaris gladiator enacts a unique brand of payback. A Federated Suns mission to take down the infamous “Lady Death” Trevaline runs afoul of pirate ingenuity. A ex-mercenary on Outreach must risk everything during the Fourth Succession War to protect those who ca...

RAISE YOUR GLASSShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine is your guide to celebrating your latest triumphs amid the hard-fought BattleMech combat of the 31st century and beyond!A young Colonial Marshal on a new assignment in the Fronc Reaches must lead an untried local militia against the vicious pirate forces of the notorious “Bloody Jenny.” A high-level government worker on an independent planet bordering Free Worlds League space sees the propo...

FIGHT WITH CONFIDENCEShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine drops you right into the action as BattleMechs and their pilots forge ahead on the battlefields of the 31st century and beyond! A rookie MechWarrior fights for independence during the Andurien Wars. The Fox Patrol finds itself on the Mercenary’s Star—and in the middle of a deal gone wrong. In these pages, you’ll travel to a distant Periphery world where a young boy pursues his dreams and witne...

SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZE ISSUE!MORE BANG FOR YOUR C-BILL!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine hits harder than ever before, launching a double-size issue filled with more BattleMechs and star-spanning conflicts from the 31st century and beyond! Venture into the Reunification War as the Taurian Concordat fights for freedom against the relentless Star League. Wander through libraries filled with forbidden knowledge lost through cent...

BLACKOUT NO MORE!As the new ilClan era dawns, Clan Sea Fox aims to be the leading broker of communications across the Inner Sphere. To fix the inoperative HPG network, they assign one of their most elite Watch operatives, Kenja Rodriguez, to a mission that may be the key to restoring communications throughout the universe.Kenja’s first priority is to capture the one man in the galaxy with the skills and knowledge to repair the blackout: Tucker Harwell. But ...