Verdi's Operas: An Illustrated Survey of Plots, Characters, Sources, and Criticism

by Giorgio Bagnoli

Book Overview

Giuseppe Verdi's operas have a special place in the hearts of audiences and in music history. They are grand in scale and yet intensely human in their ability to convey the joys and sorrows of ordinary people. Celebrated as a national treasure and venerated for his civic, historical, and musical influence, Verdi enjoyed an enviable and almost uninterrupted success with the public throughout his long lifetime and a corresponding posthumous glory that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157467448X
• ISBN13: 9781574674484
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Amadeus
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 10.0"