Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked,...

Determined to leave behind the dull values of her small hometown, an opera singer devotes increasing amounts of energy to developing her art.

Determined to leave behind the dull values of her small hometown, an opera singer devotes increasing amounts of energy to developing her art.