The Life of Verdi
- Author: Rosselli, John
John Rosselli's latest contribution to this admirable series has all the virtues of his earlier Bellini study ... both man and musician are worthily served — More…
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Contents
- Introduction: truth and theatre;
- 1. The innkeeper's son, 1813-1842: Oberto to Nabucco;
- 2. The galley slave, 1842-1847: Nabucco to Macbeth;
- 3. Turning-points, 1847-49: I masnadieri to La battaglia di Legnano;
- 4. The people's composer, 1849-1859: Luisa Miller to Un ballo in maschera;
- 5. Complications, 1859-1872: La forza del destino, Don Carlos, and Aida;
- 6. Evergreen, 1872-1901: the Requiem, Othello and Falstaff.