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Opera Sunderland has a tradition of performing a new work every season - "its umbilical cord to civilisation". However, when managing director Dwight Gaggenheim opts for an unconventional piece, the tempers and egos of a plethora of opera types come bubbling to the surface. This series follows the cast of a staging opera as they put on the new season’s production Carmen.

“I never wanted to be hearing. I said this out loud in my TED talk, and the audience went bug-eyed, struggling to process this heresy. How could anyone not want to be hearing? I wasn’t anti-hearing. I just felt my life would be simpler if everyone else were deaf.” So begins the compelling story of acclaimed TED speaker Rebecca Knill as she guides us through a life shaped by hearing loss. Throughout, Knill offers eye-opening insights into disability and celebrates the power of technology to level the playing field.

The classic tale of friendship, forgiveness and following your dreams comes to life with a full cast and original songs! Jack, a poor country boy, and his beloved cow, Sprinkles are separated when Jack is tricked into trading her for a handful of "magic" beans. What follows is a magical, musical adventure where a determined Jack climbs an enormous beanstalk in search of a way to change his fate and reunite with his best friend.

The journey to becoming a parent can be a landscape of joy and apprehension, of doubt and anxiety, of love and overwhelm. In this gentle and supportive guide, psychotherapist and breathwork teacher Carolyn Cowan uncovers the amazing hidden power of the breath. Carolyn Cowan's unique and empathetic practice will allow you to unlock a new understanding of yourself and feel relaxed and comfortable during pregnancy.

Do you want to make the most of the little free time you have and feel confident that you are actively helping your child's communication skills in just a few minutes a day, no matter what their underlying challenges are?... Then you have come to the right place!

For Jeff Johnston, a young historical researcher for a Civil War novelist, reality is redefined on a bitter cold night near the close of a lingering winter. He meets Annie, an intense and lovely young woman suffering from vivid, intense nightmares. Haunted by the dreamer and her unrelenting dreams, Jeff leads Annie on an emotional odyssey through the heartland of the Civil War in search of a cure. On long-silenced battlefields their relationship blossoms—two obsessed lovers linked by unbreakable chains of history, torn by a duty that could destroy them both.

After decades as Duncan’s guardian, Jared Evans has shared almost everything with Duncan, even regular doses of Duncan’s blood to extend Jared’s life. The only thing they’ve never shared was a woman…until Tabitha. Rocked by revelations and faced with temptations she never imagined, Tabitha Blacke is flung headlong into a world full of danger, monsters, and two men who want to claim to her for eternity.

Young Lerris yearns to find a place in the world better suited to his skills and temperament. In Recluce this means taking one of two options: permanent exile from Recluce or the dangergeld, a complex, rule-laden wanderjahr in the lands beyond. Many do not survive. Lerris chooses dangergeld. Lerris will need magic in the lands beyond, where the power of the Chaos Wizards reigns unchecked, and he must learn to use his powers in an orderly way before his wanderjahr, or fall prey to Chaos.

Are you among the many parents who wish to instill values of empathy and caring in your children? Look no further! Cora’s Christmas Challenge is the perfect story to showcase kindness and empathy as fundamental virtues celebrated across cultures and traditions.

So often, we find ourselves at a crossroads or crisis in life, career, family, or business. This can obscure our view of the joy that is always present in us and in the world. We can often find ourselves saying and thinking, “If I could just___then I’ll be happy,” or “Once this happens in my career___I will be successful,” or even “If I could just get a big windfall, I can start living the life I want, have the impact I want, or bring my business to the next level.”

Evolve: The Path to Trauma-Informed Leadership is an invitation to examine our relationship with work and our experienced trauma as humans, both personal and collective, to create a new paradigm. The events of the past few years, including COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, environmental instability, and economic uncertainty have led to profound societal shifts. We are rethinking our priorities and beliefs, and importantly, how we exist in relation to others. Radical change has occurred both at home and at work, which requires us to lead in new, more authentic, and vulnerable ways. More human ways.

“Where Eagles Nest chronicles a young couple, Alex and Julianna Lampert, as they immigrate from Lichtenstein, in search of land where they can raise a family and participate in the American dream. The young newlyweds eventually settle in the rugged hills and pasturelands above the Sandy River in Oregon, where they forge a life of love and pursue their quest for prosperity in spite of the struggle in the wild terrain of the Pacific Northwest in the 1880s.”—Sharon Nesbit, writer and historian, author of It Could’ve Been Carpdale.

In May 1968, first-year English teacher Carolyn Wood takes a day off from school to campaign for Robert F. Kennedy. Invigorated by the senator's hopeful message, Wood develops big dreams to effect change beyond just her classroom. So when she's invited to be the family's governess, the appeal is undeniable. Class Notes follows her journey from the classroom into the famous family, still reeling from Robert Kennedy's assassination. From inside the Kennedy Compound, stories emerge, the glimmer of fame fades, and the young teacher discovers instead the value of enough.

Poetry can give voice to opinions and feelings which would otherwise not be shared. This writer, in no uncertain terms, expresses in verse the frustration, disappointment, and worries the last six years have provoked. Brexit, COVID, climate change, and geopolitical upheaval, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are all here, as are some more personal reflections. Occasionally funny, sometimes satirical, sometimes reflective, usually thought-provoking. With a historical perspective on a tumultuous few years through poetry, it is not hard to detect a point of view!

A "novel in stories" by Jen Knox, winner of the Prize Americana for Prose.

Tucked away in the heart of the Colorado Rockies is a hamlet called Read, home of Mary Doyle, a farmer’s daughter. Down the road was the Mauldin family, home of Cecil and Carl Mauldin... two brothers who loved Mary.

This place was built for secrets. No one is who they seem. Coming to Larkspur wasn’t my idea, but so much has happened in the short time I’ve been here that I can’t possibly leave. Not without answers. Not without hope. Not without a home to return to.

After marrying her partner, Rick Bonito, Amelia and her husband travel to the beautiful Louisiana Bayous for their honeymoon, where yet another mystery must be solved. The newly married couple continues to have their romantic moments along with solving a mystery. After returning from their honeymoon, they visit the many intriguing lighthouses along the coast, searching for Rick's missing uncle who disappeared a few years ago.

A bundle of three Vault Comics adapted directly from the graphic novels and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music.

I’m not an orphan; I just feel like one. When my father dropped me off at Larkspur Academy with nothing more than my backpack, I didn’t know what to expect. Definitely not: A mean girl who looks exactly like me. A forbidden library full of mysterious books. Or...A paranormal mystery I didn’t ask for and can’t possibly solve on my own. Why me? Why now? Will the answers help me reign in an escaped power that threatens my classmates, my family, and possibly, the world?