In Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon's first novel in the Commissario Brunetti seri
es, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and t
o one of Italy's finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli - then a suspect in the
poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Now, many years after Brunetti cleare
d her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in
Tosca. As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from ado
ring fans and aspiring singers.
