Temptation's Song (Kimani Romance) by Sims Janice

Author:Sims, Janice [Sims, Janice]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Kimani Romance
Published: 2010-06-22T07:00:00+00:00

The following week, rehearsals began and Elle was swept up in the chaos that was part and parcel of staging an opera. She was introduced to the large cast and found she was familiar with some of the principal players. The chorus was mostly students from La Scala’s school of the performing arts, who gained experience and volunteered for the opera to count as part of their grades.

Her understudy was a mezzo-soprano from Milan who was only a year younger than Elle.

Petite and pale with huge brown eyes and long, straight brown hair, Teresa Maldonado reminded Elle of those Renaissance masters’ paintings of the Madonna she’d seen in an art gallery she, Belana and Patrice had gone to here in Milan.

Surrounded by the rest of the cast, Teresa regarded Elle shyly. “Oh, Signorina Jones, I’m honored to be chosen to learn from you. I hear wonderful things about you. Can I get you a cup of coffee or tea, or warm water and lemon for your throat?”

Elle smiled down at her. “That’s very sweet of you, Teresa. But you’re my understudy, not my gofer. Tell me about yourself. Where did you train?”

“Right here,” said Teresa proudly. “The school has been open since early this decade. It’s fairly new, but a good school. I hear you went to Juilliard. I’ve always heard about it and thought it might be something like the school depicted in Fame. Is it?”

“If you mean, are the students as dedicated to their craft as the students in the movie, then yes. They’re really serious about achieving their goals. They work very hard.”

“But no dancing in the streets and bursting into song in the hallways?” Teresa asked sincerely.

“Maybe once in a while,” Elle joked. She liked Teresa.

Everyone stood around chatting with one another until Dominic entered the room.

When he appeared the jovial mood among the cast members was instantly dampened. You could hear a pin drop. He didn’t even have to clear his throat to get their attention. All eyes were riveted on him, including Elle’s.

Today he was impeccably dressed in a navy blue designer suit. He also wore a long-sleeved white shirt with a crimson silk tie and black Italian loafers. He was clean shaven, to Elle’s disappointment. She thought he looked very sexy with a day’s growth of beard.

His tall, well-built body fairly pulsed with power as he paced a bit before stopping to regard them. He didn’t even look at her when he began: “Welcome, everyone. You’ve all been chosen for a reason—I believe in your ability to translate my music into a living, breathing organism, which is what I believe an opera is.”

Elle heard Teresa whisper, “I think I’m going to faint,” she was so excited to be in Dominic’s presence. Elle turned to look at her. She was grinning like a fool. She didn’t appear faint, so Elle returned her attention to Dominic, who was now casually sitting on the edge of a sturdy table. “Temptation is part modern, part traditional. I’ve combined classical and hip-hop music to bring something new to the audience.

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