PAGANINI'S FIRE

The darkly romantic story of Niccolo Paganini and his meteoric rise from favorite musician in the corrupt court of Napoleon’s sister to Europe’s first celebrity performer. Punctuated by nocturnal trysts with a Dark Mistress, his remarkable musical feats and bizarre appearance cause many to suspect that Paganini has entered into a satanic pact.A notorious rake, reckless gambler and callous lover who father’s a child, Paganini achieves fame, glory and wealth even though scandal and imprisonment haunt his career.Defying the odds in life, Paganini returns triumphantly time and again to the stage, but in death, scandal plagues him to the grave and he is denied a Christian burial, the ultimate scandal of all.Did his demonic mistress collect her due or is Paganini's love for his son the real answer to the lingering mystery of his true life and death?“A ‘devilish’ master performing his wizardry only inches away from powerful Christian symbols placed at the very heart of his majestic violin! This, indeed, is the stuff of legend.” – Stephanie Chase, Internationally renowned violinist. THE AUTHORAnn Abelson was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Grant for her writing.

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