Amelia Hill
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On AC since: 05.27.09
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Amelia Hill is a freelance writer who enjoys writing about opera, cooking, and vampire lore and fiction.
Amelia Hill is a freelance writer who enjoys writing about opera, cooking, and vampire lore and fiction.
Education/Experience:
BA in Music, Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Colgate University)
BA in Music, Minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Colgate University)
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Guide to the plot, characters and history of Borodin's Prince Igor.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/24/2009
Guide to the plot, characters and history of Prokofiev's opera The Love for Three Oranges.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/19/2009
Guide to the plot, characters and history of Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/11/2009
Guide to the plot, characters and history of the opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/4/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/4/2009
Guide to the plot, characters, and history of the opera Faust by Charles Gounod, based on Goethe's Faust.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/3/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of the opera Manon by Jules Massenet.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/3/2009
Guide to the plot, characters, and history of Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/3/2009
Guide to the plot, characters and history of the opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/3/2009
Guide to the plot, characters and history of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, the best-known American opera.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/1/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of The Rake's Progress, a neoclassical opera by Igor Stravinsky.
By Amelia Hill | Published 11/1/2009
Information about the plot, characters, and music of the opera Wozzeck by Alban Berg.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/26/2009
Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore is famous for its beautiful music, including the tenor aria "Di quella pira."
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/26/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Verdi's opera La Traviata.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/22/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Elektra, a one-act tragic opera by Richard Strauss.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/20/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of The Spanish Hour, a comic opera by the composer of L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/20/2009
Oberon, Weber's last opera, is based on the tale Huon de Bordeaux and premiered in London in 1826.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/20/2009
Tosca, an Italian Romantic opera by the composer of Madama Butterfly, is based on the play by Victorien Sardou.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/20/2009
Guide to the plot, characters, and history of La Finta Semplice (The Feigned Simpleton), composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of twelve.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/19/2009
Guide to the plot, characters, and history of Parsifal, Richard Wagner's opera about the Knights of the Holy Grail.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/19/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Puccini's opera The Girl of the Golden West, which takes place during the California Gold Rush of '49.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore (The Love Potion).
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), a French Romantic opera by Georges Bizet.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of the French opera Lakmé.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of comic opera Die Fledermaus.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Cosí fan' tutte, Mozart's comic opera about infidelity and deception.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Der Freischütz, an influential work in the history of German opera.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), the earliest of Mozart's operas to remain popular today.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the characters and plot of Béla Bartók's opera Bluebeard's Castle, first performed in 1918.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/15/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Rossini's opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, based on Beaumarchais's play Le Barbier de Séville.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/12/2009
Guide to the characters and plot of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/7/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Goetterdaemmerung (The Twilight of the Gods), the conclusion to Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/7/2009
Guide to the characters and plot of Siegfried, the third opera of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/7/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Die Walkürie, the second opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/5/2009
Biography of Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, the nineteenth First Lady of the United States and a supporter of the abolitionist and temperance movements.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/5/2009
Guide to the plot and characters of Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), the first opera in Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/5/2009
Guide to the characters and plot of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg).
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/5/2009
Guide to the characters and plot of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's famous opera The Magic Flute.
By Amelia Hill | Published 10/2/2009
Review of Storybook Love, the third graphic novel in the Fables series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
Review of The Mean Seasons, the fifth graphic novel in the Fables series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A review of Homelands, the sixth collected graphic novel in the Fables series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A review of 1001 Nights of Snowfall, a prequel to Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
An analysis of the Magic the Gathering card Underworld Dreams, which deals your opponents one damage whenever they draw a card.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
Analysis of the Magic the Gathering card Magus of the Mirror, which allows you to switch life totals with your opponent.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
Review of the comic book series Grimm Fairy Tales, by Ralph Tedesco and Joe Tyler.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A review of Blood Debt, the fifth and final book in the Victoria Nelson (Blood Books) series by Tanya Huff.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A review of the Arabian Nights (and Days) storyline of Fables, which takes place over issues #42-45.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A look at the language, culture, and history of the Ket people, a native group in Siberia.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A look at a few instances of humans being killed by animals in unusual ways.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A look at Facebook's Scrabble application and how to play with friends and strangers.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
A review of the Fables storyline The Ballad of Rodney and June, which took place over issues #46 and 47.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
Review of the first volume of the Jack of Fables comic book series, a spin-off of Bill Willingham's Fables.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
Review of the second volume of the Jack of Fables comic book series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
Review of Back to Earth, a three-episode miniseries serving as the long-awaited conclusion to the Red Dwarf sci-fi sitcom.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/29/2009
In July 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed, leaving 900 men stranded for four days in shark-infested waters. There were only 317 survivors.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/28/2009
A look at some recent literary frauds, including "A Million Little Pieces."
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/28/2009
Fearing the wrong things distracts us from working to prevent crimes or accidents which actually harm us. In doing so, it can be ultimately more harmful than fearing nothing.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/21/2009
An analysis of Uba Mask, a rare artifact which causes players to exile any card they would have drawn.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/17/2009
An analysis of Kitsune Mystic/Autumn-Tail, Kitsune Sage, a flip card from the Champions of Kamigawa expansion set of Magic: The Gathering.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/17/2009
An analysis of the flip card Budoka Gardener, which becomes the legendary creature Dokai, Weaver of Life.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/17/2009
A look at Myojin of Life's Web, a legendary green spirit creature which can be used to put any number of creature spells from your hand into play.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/17/2009
A look at the Magic: The Gathering card "Reknit," which can be used to regenerate any target permanent, including planeswalkers.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/16/2009
A description of the legendary creature Nicol Bolas and how to use it in a game of Magic: The Gathering.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/16/2009
A detailed look at the rare sorcery card Identity Crisis and how to make the best use of it.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/15/2009
Biography of Frances Cleveland Preston, wife of President Grover Cleveland, much loved by the American public and active in charitable work.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/12/2009
Biography of First Lady Anna Harrison, a mother, active Presbyterian, and ardent abolitionist.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/12/2009
Julia Gardiner Tyler, First Lady from 1844 to 1845, was a wealthy socialite and ardent supporter of her husband's politics.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/12/2009
Biography of Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, First Lady of the United States during James Garfield's short term in 1881.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/9/2009
Biography of Sarah Yorke Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson, Jr., who served as the White House hostess during Andrew Jackson's presidency.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/9/2009
A biography of Louisa Adams, who served as First Lady from 1825 to 1829 and was a passionate supporter of women's rights.
By Amelia Hill | Published 9/9/2009
Plot summary and characters for the Italian Romantic opera Aida by composer Giuseppe Verdi.
By Amelia Hill | Published 8/18/2009
Plot summary, character list, and other information about Fidelio, a German opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven.
By Amelia Hill | Published 8/7/2009
A list of definitions for terms used to describe romantic or sexual pairings in fandom and the fanfiction about those pairings.
By Amelia Hill | Published 8/7/2009
Tips and techniques for authors of science fiction and fantasy to create fictional universes that are more consistent and believable.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/22/2009
A brief guide to making your fanfiction stories more original, which can help you grow as a writer and gain a larger audience.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/22/2009
A review of Victoria Laurie's Demons Are a Ghoul's Best Friend, a Ghost Hunter Mystery featuring psychic M.J. Holliday.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/17/2009
A brief dictionary of common terms used in fanfiction, helpful for both newcomers and for those who were afraid to ask before.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/15/2009
A definition of a Mary Sue and how to avoid them by creating well-developed, balanced characters.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/15/2009
A look at the fashion industry's annoying tendency to try to sell plus-sized clothing using "normal"-sized models.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/15/2009
A few simple DOs and DON'Ts for attracting readers to your fanfic.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/14/2009
An overview of how vampires are created both in popular fictional works and in legend.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/14/2009
A look at the kinds of victim blaming faced by male sexual assault victims and how it differs from the experience of female victims.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/14/2009
Tips for writers on what not to do when writing exposition.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/13/2009
A review of the novel Black Blood by John Meaney, author of Bone Song.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/10/2009
Three reasons why you should stop getting ripped off and start exercising at home.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/10/2009
A basic Esperanto pronunciation guide for beginner speakers.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/7/2009
A review of Brimstone Kiss, the second book of the Delilah Street: Paranormal Investigator series by Carole Nelson Douglas.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/7/2009
A brief look at why victim blaming is so pervasive and how it prevents abuse and assault survivors from seeking help.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/7/2009
An introduction to the basics of Esperanto grammar.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/6/2009
Tips for becoming a better sightreader of vocal music.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/5/2009
Brief reviews of the four vampire novels no fan of vampire literature should go without reading.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of Atlanta Nights, a book written with the intention of creating the worst novel ever.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A short guide to web sites and resources for learning Esperanto.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of The Broadway Musical, Joseph P. Swain's award-winning critical analysis of famous Broadway shows.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
Instructions on how to properly use an Asmanex Twisthaler, an inhaled corticosteroid use to treat asthma.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of Thraxas, the first book of the Thraxas series, by Martin Millar (writing as Martin Scott).
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of Summer Knight, the fourth book of the Dresden Files series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of the novel Death's Daughter by Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Amber Benson.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
Tips for writing believable and engaging crossover fanfiction.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of Grave Peril, the third book of the Dresden Files series.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of Montague Summers's classic work on vampirism and vampire lore in Europe.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A guide to using cloth menstrual products to help save the environment--and your budget!
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of Ann Aguirre's wonderful new urban fantasy novel, Blue Diablo.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of MuseScore, a free, open-source music composition program.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/2/2009
A review of the latest novel in Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series, Iron Kissed.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/1/2009
A look at Mozart's famous opera Don Giovanni from the female characters' point of view.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/1/2009
The best way to get your kids interested in opera is to love opera yourself.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/1/2009
A review of Night's Daughter, Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel based on Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.
By Amelia Hill | Published 7/1/2009
A review of a unique vampire story, the operatic miniseries The Vampyr: A Soap Opera, which aired on BBC 2 in 1992.
By Amelia Hill | Published 6/30/2009
A guide to four popular sheet music archives for performers and students.
By Amelia Hill | Published 6/30/2009
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