Description |
x, 204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Musical lives
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : truth and theatre -- The innkeeper's son, 1813-1842 : Oberto to Nabucco -- The galley slave, 1842-1847 : Nabucco to Macbeth -- Turning-points, 1847-49 : I masnadieri to La battaglia di Legnano -- The people's composer, 1849-1859 : Luisa Miller to Un ballo in maschera -- Complications, 1859-1872 : La forza del destino, Don Carlos, and Aida -- Evergreen, 1872-1901 : the Requiem, Otello and Falstaff. |
Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
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Composers -- Italy -- Biography.
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ISBN |
052166957X (pbk.) |
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0521660114 |
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