Aspects of Verdi / George Martin.

Author/creator Martin, George Whitney
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1988.
Descriptionxiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901--Criticism and interpretation.

Contents Verdi and the Risorgimento -- Verdi, Manzoni, and the Requiem -- Franz Werfel and the "Verdi renaissance" -- Verdi's imitation of Shakespeare: La Forza del destino -- Posa in Don Carlos: the flawed hero -- Otello, Manzoni, and the concept of "La Gloria" -- Verdi, food, and cooks -- Two unpublished early works: "La Madre e la patria" and "Marcia funebre" -- The curse in Rigoletto -- The essence of Il Trovatore -- The orchestration of La Traviata -- Verdi's second "Ave Maria," 1880 -- Appendix A: Manzoni's "Il Cinque maggio" with translation by W.E. Gladstone -- Appendix B: Text of the Requiem with indications of Verdi's emphases -- Appendix C: Nine hitherto unpublished letters of Verdi, with translations -- Appendix D: Verdi's operas with sources, first casts, theatres, and dates of premieres, and other works.
Abstract This collection of original essays ranges widely among the composer's interests and achievements: from his religious views to his skill as a cook, from the politics that galvanized him to the poetry that inspired him, from his earliest compositions to his final masterwork, Falstaff, completed at the age of 80. Drawing on original research and scholarship, this book also contains two of Verdi's early works, never before published in this form; a translated collection of his letters, also heretofore unpublished; the text of the Requiem with indications of Verdi's emphases; and a directory of his operas with sources, casts, theatres, and premiere dates.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographies and index.
LCCN 87019907
ISBN0396088430 :

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