Alessandra Barabaschi 
The Theft of Aida – Language Course Italian Level B1 
A crime novel and tourist guide through Giuseppe Verdi’s hometown

The story in short:
Annika works in a museum, where several objects belonging to the famous composer Giuseppe Verdi are exhibited. She also takes singing lessons with the tenor Maestro Bertonzi, because she’d like to become an opera singer. But someone steals the Libretto of the opera ‘Aida’ and Annika is among the suspects. She’ll have to find the thief in order to clear her name.

The book also contains several entertaining exercises, which will help you learn faster: ‘Read & Learn’, Focus on Grammar, Solutions, Dossiers 1 + 2

Circa l’autore

Alessandra Barabaschi is an art historian, an author, and an enthusiastic cosmopolitan. Since the day she was born in Parma (Italy), she is travelling around the world to get in touch with people, countries, and culture different from her own. She speaks several languages. In 2009 she has founded her own PR agency. At the end of 2010 her first book has been published: A work in four volumes in English dedicated to the magnificent violins of Antonio Stradivari. Moreover, her successful new series of crime novels and tourist guides to learn Italian has hit the market at the end of 2013.