Opera Bracelets Valentines Book 2015

Opera Bracelets
“Remember the Moment”
Remember the Romance
Helping passionate
fun loving opera fans
celebrate their favorite
works with meaningful
handmade jewelry
Celebrating Valentine’s Day 2015
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Carmen Opera Bracelet

What are
Opera Bracelets
Opera Bracelets are jewelry
with a unique narrative design
that lets the wearer celebrate
favorite operas.
The bracelets literally help the
wearer remember special
opera moments.
Each bracelet uses symbolic
beads and charms to tell the
opera’s story, but you might
be wondering how...

How a bracelet tells a story:
“Full Story Bracelets”
“Full Story” Opera Bracelets literally tell the story of an
opera from beginning to end. Here you see the popular
opera Carmen as an example of how each bead and charm
symbolizes a character, event or aria. The story begins
with Carmen singing the Habanera, “Love is a
rebellious bird…” (upper right – bird charm). The opera ends
with Carmen’s death and Escamillo’s victory at the end of
the spiral in the center of the picture. These bracelets come
with a chart which tells the story of the opera and explains
the meaning of the beads and charms.

The “Inspired By…” series of Opera
B r a c e l e t s c e l e b r a t e s
individual characters, arias or
moments of operas. The Habanera
and Toreador Song Bracelets
symbolize those specific well known
arias from Carmen, rather than
telling the entire story as the
Carmen Opera Bracelet does.
“Inspired By…” Bracelets
come with a card explaining
the bracelet's meaning.
Evoking arias,
characters and
moments
“Inspired By…”
Bracelets
Why should you choose an Opera Bracelet
An Opera Bracelet is a handmade, unique piece of
wearable artwork. Each is individually designed and
crafted in the USA. Most importantly, an Opera
Bracelet is meaningful. Beyond its visual appeal, the
bracelet’s narrative design has something to say;
something beloved and important to the wearer.

Welcome to our
Valentine Book
Join us as we celebrate the
romantic moments of opera
Click on highlighted text to
see more information about each
of our unique bracelets
at our website,
www.operabracelets.com
Click the video link
to learn even
more about
Opera Bracelets

Contents
8 Passionate Puccini
10 Verdi for Valentines
12 Magical Mozart
14 Beautiful Bizet
15 Romantic Rossini
16 Dramatic Donizetti
17 Tragic Dvorak
18 Gift suggestions
20 Even more operas!
22 Literature and theater
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Click on a page number
to go to that page

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“O Soave Fanciulla”
from Puccini’s La Boheme
Rodolfo turns from the
window… the clouds part
and Mimi is illuminated by
b e a u t i f u l s i l v e r y
moonlight… the pair fall
instantly in love…
The La Bohéme
Opera Bracelet tells
the story of the opera
with symbolic beads
and charms. Mimí and
Moonlight celebrates
the Act 1 love duet.
↑Mimí & Moonlight
$ 44.44
←La Bohéme
$ 88.88

The stranger’s name is Love!
Turandot
↑ Nessun Dorma $ 44.44 ↑ Liu’s Love $ 44.44
Calaf puts his life on the line to win the woman he
loves. In Nessun Dorma he sings of the victory he
will gain - Turandot’s love!
Liu fell in love with Prince Calaf’s smile; she will make
the ultimate sacrifice to save his life. A symbol of
pure, selfless love, Her sacrifice begins the
transformation of Turandot’s heart.
More Puccini…
Tosca • Madama Butterfly
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Verdi’s Violetta
La Traviata
It is said that Violetta is
the only character in
Verdi ’s opera La
Traviata to truly
understand what love is.
She sacrifices the
unexpected love she has
found at the end of her
short life to ensure the
happy marriage of her
lover’s young sister.
↑Violetta $ 44.44
→La Traviata $ 88.88
The La Traviata
Opera Bracelet tells
the story of the opera
with symbolic beads
and charms. Violetta
evokes the main
character.
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Verdi’s Aida
Aida
Politics and jealousy destroy the hopes of the heroic
Radames and his heavenly Aida. Seeing their war torn
love can never be, she joins him in death so they can
be united in love when they reach heaven.
The Aida Opera Bracelet $88.88
More Verdi…
Ernani • Rigoletto
Il Trovatore
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Love and a Magic Flute...
The opera The Magic
Flute celebrates the
power of love: “Wir leben
durch die Lieb allein/We
live through love alone”.
The Magic F lute
Bracelet uses beads and
charms to tell Mozart's
symbolic fairy tale. The
Papageno Bracelet
celebrates the iconic
character who just wants
a girl of his own.
↑ Papageno
$ 44.44
← Magic Flute
$ 88.88

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The beautiful moments...
↑ Marriage of Figaro $ 88.88
Figaro just wants to get married! In order to get
there, he and his betrothed have to do their best to
get the Count and Countess to realize they still love
each other. Meanwhile, amorous Cherubino is just
starting on his path to understanding what love is.
The Marriage of Figaro Opera Bracelet tells the
story of love and forgiveness.
More Mozart…
Cosi fan tutte • Don Giovanni

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“Love is a
rebellious bird…”
Carmen will love you maybe
tomorrow, maybe never. Not
today... because love is like a
rebellious bird coming when
you weren't looking and flying
away when you reach for it!
Toreador Escamillo puts his
life on the line with every
bullfight. Why Because
“ L’ a m o u r a w a i t s y o u
Toreador.” That’s why!
Habanera (multi)
$ 44.44
Toreador Song (red)
$ 44.44
More Bizet...
“Inspired by…” The Pearl Fishers
Pearlescent Love

Romantic Rossini
↑ Barber of Seville $ 88.88 ↑ La Cenerentola $ 88.88
The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola Opera Bracelets
tell the tales of Rossini’s beloved romantic operas. Two girls so very
different from each other, but Rosina and Angelina both have one thing
in common… a determination to marry the man they love!
More Rossini…
“Inspired by…” Barber of Seville
Figaro • Rosina’s Wedding
“Inspired by…” Cenerentola
Angelina’s Bracelet
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Tears, laughter and Donizetti
Lucia Di Lammermoor and The Elixir of Love
In the misty Scottish highlands,
two young lovers are torn apart
by the hatred between their
families… madness and tragedy
result and Edgardo makes the
desperate decision to join his
beloved in the afterlife.
↑ Lucia Di Lammermoor $88.88
← Lucia’s Love $ 44.44
↓ The Elixir of Love $ 88.88
Nemorino is in love
with the unreachable
girl next door! And in
the world of opera, a
quack’s wacky love
potion through a
comedy of errors, even
works! Hey – it’s an
opera with a happy
ending...
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Rusalka
“Tell him silvery moon that I embrace him…”
She’s a water nymph
who can’t walk on land
in love with a human
prince. (Think you’ve
heard this story
before Think again...)
Rusalka asks the
moon which shines on
them both to tell him
that she loves him.
The Rusalka Opera
Bracelet tells the
story of the opera with
symbolic beads and
charms. Song to the
M o o n e v o k e s
Rusalka’s famous aria.
↑Song to the Moon
$ 44.44
←Rusalka
$ 88.88
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But, I don’t know what
she would like...
It’s hard to know what to get for
your loved one when you only
know that she “loves opera”. So,
we will let our satisfied customers
advise you with a list of our top
ten sellers in the opera category!
Queen of the Night $ 44.44
La Bohéme $ 88.88
Carmen $ 88.88

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The top 10 most popular
Opera Bracelets
1. Queen of the Night
2. La Bohéme
3. Carmen
4. Madama Butterfly
5. Mimí and Moonlight
6. La Traviata
7. Papageno
8. The Magic Flute
9. Violetta Valéry
10. Nessun Dorma

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More Opera Bracelets
Visit the Opera Bracelets website to see
more “Full Story” and “Inspired By…”
bracelets celebrating operas by these
beloved composers!
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Pictured:
Tatyana’s letter from Eugene Onegin
Statue of Eros from Thais
Heart charm from Werther
Heart detail from Tales of Hoffmann

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Britten
Albert Herring
Gilbert and Sullivan
Mikado • Pirates of Penzance
Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Gounod
Faust
Leoncavallo
Pagliacci
Massenet
Cendrillon • Thaïs • Werther
Offenbach
Tales of Hoffmann
J. Strauss
Die Fledermaus
R. Strauss
Ariadne
Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin
Wagner
The Ring • Lohengrin • Parsifal
Meistersinger

What if they don’t like opera
Meaningful gifts for literature and theater lovers
The novels Phantom of
the Opera by Gaston
Leroux and Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo continue to
capture our imaginations.
Many works of theater and
film pay homage to them.
The stories are retold here
through specially chosen
beads and charms that
represent characters and
events of the plot.
↑ Phantom of the Opera $ 88.88
→ Les Misérables $ 88.88
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→ Wizard of Oz $ 88.88
↑ Good Witch $ 44.44
↓ Wicked Witch $ 44.44
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Bracelet uses beads and charms to
tell L. Frank Baum’s classic story, so
beloved to millions! The Good Witch
and Wicked Witch Bracelets celebrate
the iconic characters.
More…
“Inspired by…” Phantom of the Opera
Angel of Music • Night Music
“Inspired by…” Les Misérables
Valjean’s Transformation
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learn much more!
Opera Bracelets
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