Encounters with Verdi / edited, introduced and annotated by Marcello Conati ; translated by Richard Stokes ; with a foreword by Julian Budden.
| Other author | Conati, Marcello, editor, annotator, writer of introduction. |
| Other author | Stokes, Richard, 1945- translator. |
| Other author | Budden, Julian, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1984. |
| Description | xxvii, 417 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A visit to Verdi / E. (Marie Escudier) -- A propos a visit to Verdi / Peter Lichtenthal -- Verdi in Florence: an opinion from Rossini / Giovanni Dupré -- Verdi at the rehearsals for Macbeth from the memoirs of Marianna Barbieri Nini / Eugenio Checchi -- Giuseppe Verdi / Marc Monnier -- Maestro Verdi and the impresario Jacovacci / Giuseppe Cencetti -- The orchestra of the Opéra / Léon Escudier -- An evening at Verdi's / Ralph -- A visit to Verdi / Charles Santley -- A rehearsal of Don Carlos: Verdi / Jules Claretie -- Verdi's house at Sant'Agata / Antonio Ghislanzoni -- The origin of a theme from Aida / Stefano Sivelli -- A portrait of Verdi sketched by an American pen / Anon. -- My first interview with Verdi / Blanche Roosevelt -- Verdi in Vienna / Anon. -- Verdi on singing / Anon. -- A visit by Verdi to the Vienna Conservatoire / Anon. -- Verdi and the plays of Grillparzer / Anon. -- A visit by Maria Wieck to Verdi / Anon. -- Verdi / A. de Lauzières-Thémines -- A visit to Giuseppe Verdi / Caterina Pigorini Beri -- Conversations in Verdi's villa / A. von Winterfeld -- Verdi at his villa (Notes) / Giuseppe Giacosa -- How I met the maestro / Edipi -- Verdi in Paris / Paul Fresnay -- Verdi in Paris / Jacopo Caponi -- Rehearsals for Otello / Ugo Pesci -- An interview with Verdi / Gino Monaldi -- A visit to Verdi after the première of Otello / Blanche Roosevelt -- A visit to Verdi / Ercole Arturo Marescotti -- Verdi at the Opéra / A. de Lauzières-Thémines -- A visit to Verdi / Étienne Destranges -- Verdi on Mascagni / Heinrich Ehrlich -- Verdi photographed / Anon. -- Verdi's Falstaff: a visit to the composer / Annie Vivanti -- Verdi's Falstaff / Eduard Hanslick -- Giuseppe Verdi and Cesare Pascarella / Ugo Ojetti -- Two interviews with Giuseppe Verdi / Jules Huret -- An interview with Verdi / H.F.G. -- A visit to Verdi / Deszö Szomory -- A visit to Verdi / Jules Massenet -- A personal recollection / Arnaldo Bonaventura -- A visit to the 84-year-old Verdi / Heinrich Ehrlich -- Verdi at Turin, Verdi visited by Toscanini / Giuseppe Depanis -- Verdi (personal reminiscences) / Pietro Mascagni -- A meeting with Verdi at Montecatini / Z. -- A meeting with Verdi / Felix Philippi -- Personal reminiscences of Verdi / Adolph Kohut -- Unpublished Verdi memoires / Italo Pizzi -- Verdi memoirs / Giovanni Tebaldini. |
| Abstract | An anthology of reminiscences, interviews, memoirs, and essays by a wide-ranging group of people--journalists, musicians, impresarios, or chance acquaintances--who met the reclusive and secretive composer at various moments during his long life. Each entry has a relevant place within the chronology of Verdi's life, and every reference to an unfamiliar event or name in the text is explained in the copious footnotes. |
| General note | Translation of : Interviste e incontri con Verdi. |
| General note | Originally published in Great Britain by Victor Gollancz, under the title: Interviews and encounters with Verdi. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-393) and index. |
| Other title | Interviews and encounters with Verdi. |
| LCCN | 83073736 |
| ISBN | 0801417171 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.V4 I513 1984 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |