Book Discussion: Bel Canto

The fall book discussion series at the Niobrara County Library features books on and about music. Barb Baker returns to lead the series which features several different aspects of music and the role it plays in our lives. To register for the series and pick up the book stop by the library or call 307-334-3490.

Rounding out the series will be Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto on Monday, December 5 at 6 p.m. Somewhere in South America a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera’s most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening – until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different; the power of music prevails.