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The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi

Author : Abramo Basevi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022609507X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi written by Abramo Basevi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-12-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abramo Basevi published his study of Verdi’s operas in Florence in 1859, in the middle of the composer’s career. The first thorough, systematic examination of Verdi’s operas, it covered the twenty works produced between 1842 and 1857—from Nabucco and Macbeth to Il trovatore, La traviata, and Aroldo. But while Basevi’s work is still widely cited and discussed—and nowhere more so than in the English-speaking world—no translation of the entire volume has previously been available. The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi fills this gap, at the same time providing an invaluable critical apparatus and commentary on Basevi’s work. As a contemporary of Verdi and a trained musician, erudite scholar, and critic conversant with current and past operatic repertories, Basevi presented pointed discussion of the operas and their historical context, offering today’s readers a unique window into many aspects of operatic culture, and culture in general, in Verdi’s Italy. He wrote with precision on formal aspects, use of melody and orchestration, and other compositional features, which made his study an acknowledged model for the growing field of music criticism. Carefully annotated and with an engaging introduction and detailed glossary by editor Stefano Castelvecchi, this translation illuminates Basevi’s musical and historical references as well as aspects of his language that remain difficult to grasp even for Italian readers. Making Basevi’s important contribution to our understanding of Verdi and his operas available to a broad audience for the first time, The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi will delight scholars and opera enthusiasts alike.

Giuseppe Verdi's A Masked Ball

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0976103524
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Giuseppe Verdi's A Masked Ball written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Opera Journeys Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly translated Libretto featuring foreign language/English side-by-side, and music examples interspersed throughout the text.

Verdi's a Masked Ball

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0976103532
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Verdi's a Masked Ball written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Opera Journeys Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to Verdi's A MASKED BALL, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto, with Italian/English side-by side, and over 30 music highlight examples.

Rigoletto

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Alma Books
ISBN 13 : 0714545244
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Rigoletto written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Alma Books. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rigoletto was first produced at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, in 1851, and is generally seen as marking the beginning of Giuseppe Verdi's extraordinary middle period. It was followed in quick succession by Il trovatore and La traviata, and even after the great success of these two works Verdi regarded it as his 'best opera' up to that time. Based on Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse, which was banned after its premiere in Paris in 1832, the opera faced considerable difficulties with local censors before performance was permitted. In the story of the hunchbacked court jester and his beloved daughter, Verdi believed he had found "e;the greatest subject and perhaps the greatest drama of modern times"e;.The guide contains articles on the place of Rigoletto in Verdi's oeuvre and the background to its composition, a detailed examination of its musical structure and a survey of its performance history including discussions of some of its most distinguished interpreters. A further article highlights aspects of the opera's particularly Italian character. The guide also includes the full Italian libretto with English translation, sixteen pages of illustrations, a musical thematic guide, a bibliography and discography, and DVD and website guides.

The Story of Giuseppe Verdi

Author : Gabriele Baldini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521297127
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Giuseppe Verdi written by Gabriele Baldini and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-11-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of Baldini's acclaimed study of verdi's operatic masterpieces, with new editorial additions.

Verdi's Aida: Opera Journeys Libretto Series

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780585427010
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Verdi's Aida: Opera Journeys Libretto Series written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Opera Journeys Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly translated Libretto featuring foreign language/English side-by-side, and music examples interspersed throughout the text.

Verdi in Victorian London

Author : Massimo Zicari
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 178374216X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Verdi in Victorian London written by Massimo Zicari and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a byword for beauty, Verdi’s operas were far from universally acclaimed when they reached London in the second half of the nineteenth century. Why did some critics react so harshly? Who were they and what biases and prejudices animated them? When did their antagonistic attitude change? And why did opera managers continue to produce Verdi’s operas, in spite of their alleged worthlessness? Massimo Zicari’s Verdi in Victorian London reconstructs the reception of Verdi’s operas in London from 1844, when a first critical account was published in the pages of The Athenaeum, to 1901, when Verdi’s death received extensive tribute in The Musical Times. In the 1840s, certain London journalists were positively hostile towards the most talked-about representative of Italian opera, only to change their tune in the years to come. The supercilious critic of The Athenaeum, Henry Fothergill Chorley, declared that Verdi’s melodies were worn, hackneyed and meaningless, his harmonies and progressions crude, his orchestration noisy. The scribes of The Times, The Musical World, The Illustrated London News, and The Musical Times all contributed to the critical hubbub. Yet by the 1850s, Victorian critics, however grudging, could neither deny nor ignore the popularity of Verdi’s operas. Over the final three decades of the nineteenth century, moreover, London’s musical milieu underwent changes of great magnitude, shifting the manner in which Verdi was conceptualized and making room for the powerful influence of Wagner. Nostalgic commentators began to lament the sad state of the Land of Song, referring to the now departed "palmy days of Italian opera." Zicari charts this entire cultural constellation. Verdi in Victorian London is required reading for both academics and opera aficionados. Music specialists will value a historical reconstruction that stems from a large body of first-hand source material, while Verdi lovers and Italian opera addicts will enjoy vivid analysis free from technical jargon. For students, scholars and plain readers alike, this book is an illuminating addition to the study of music reception.

Giuseppe Verdi

Author : Gregory W. Harwood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415881897
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Giuseppe Verdi written by Gregory W. Harwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive research guide surveys the most significant published materials relating to Giuseppe Verdi. This new edition includes research since the publication of the first edition in 1998.

Verdi in America

Author : George Whitney Martin
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 1580463886
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Verdi in America written by George Whitney Martin and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned Verdi authority offers here the often-astounding first history of how Verdi's early operas -- including one of his great masterpieces, Rigoletto -- made their way into America's musical life.

Verdi

Author : Victor Lederer
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1574674722
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book Verdi written by Victor Lederer and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Unlocking the Masters). Giuseppe Verdi's career forms one of the loveliest arcs in musical history. The passion of his works resonates universally, while the sophistication of his middle and late operas satisfies demanding ears and tastes. In Verdi: The Operas and Choral Works , Victor Lederer surveys every one of the master's 28 operas and his greatest choral pieces, showing Verdi's growth as a musical dramatist he would revolutionize the hidebound conventions of 19th-century Italian opera and his single-minded pursuit of dramatic truth. After describing the chaotic milieu in which Verdi learned his craft, the book provides act-by-act analyses of the early masterpieces Nabucco , Ernani , and Macbeth . The neglected operas from the composer's self-described "years in the galleys" are covered together. Lederer then takes readers through the magnificent sequence of Verdi operas from Luisa Miller onward, including the fine but underrated Stiffelio . Each of the late operas Don Carlo , Aida , and Otello and Falstaff , the twin Shakespearean masterworks that crown Verdi's oeuvre is discussed at length in its own chapter. Lederer also examines Verdi's monumental Requiem along with the choral Quattro pezzi sacri , Verdi's sublime final achievement. The book comes with audio of musical selections representing highlights from throughout Verdi's long, remarkable career.

Ernani

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780226853079
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Ernani written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1985-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Verdi began sketching the music for Il corsaro in 1846, a lengthy illness forced him to postpone further work. He finally completed the score in early 1848, but the revolutions of that year delayed its first performance. When it finally premiered on 25 October at the Teatro Grande of Trieste, Verdi was in Paris and did not participate as usual in the production, which was poorly received. Though more successful in subsequent stagings, Il corsaro was soon eclipsed by the operas of the noted "trilogy" and fell from the repertory.The full score of "Il corsaro", published here for the first time, as well as recent revivals based on pre-publication proofs of this critical edition, reveal the work to be far more rewarding than even Verdi himself would later admit. Showing the gradual consolidation of Verdi's mature style through his contacts with French opera, "Il corsaro" well repays the renewed attention it is receiving.

Verdi's La Traviata

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781340032371
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Verdi's La Traviata written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Verdi's Opera Aida

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781493661558
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Verdi's Opera Aida written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-02 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story: At the period when the Pharaohs ruled over Egypt, Aida, daughter of Amonasro, King of Ethiopian, having fallen a prisoner into the hands of the Egyptians, and being brought to Memphis, was given as a slave by their King to his daughter Amneris, who, captivated by the grace and beauty of the unknown maid, took her into favour as a friend and sister. Radames, a young captain of the King's guards, secretly beloved by Amneris, on beholding Aida falls in love with her, and his passion is reciprocated by Aida. The proud daughter of the Pharaoh, suspecting a rival in her slave, swears vengeance should her doubt prove a certainty. Meanwhile war is again declared between Egypt and Ethiopia, and Radames, appointed leader of the army, departs from Memphis to fight the Ethiopians, who, headed by their King, have invaded Egypt and invested Thebes. The enemy defeated, Radames enters the delivered city victorious, laden with spoil, and followed by the prisoners, among whom is Amonasro himself, disguised as an officer. Through the intercession of Radames the prisoners are set free, with the exception of Amonasro, who being recognised as Aida's father is retained with her, when as a reward for his great services the King grants to Radames the hand of his daughter Amneris. Amonasro in his captivity having noticed the mutual affection existing between Radames and Aida, resolves to take advantage of it for the destruction of his enemies, as there is between the two nations a new war impending. Finding that a secret meeting was appointed between the lovers at night, near the temple of Isis, he conceals himself within hearing and obtains information of the plan of the war, incautiously revealed by Radames to Aida. At this moment Ramphis, the high priest of Isis, emerging from the temple with Amneris, suddenly surprises Radames, who, accused of having betrayed to the enemy his country's cause, gives himself up as a prisoner to Ramphia. Radames, brought to judgment and condemned by the sacred council to be buried alive, is visited by Amneris, who offers him pardon from the King on condition that he renounces Aida for ever. On his refusal, and as the stone is already enclosing him, he discovers Aida by his side, who has contrived to penetrate into the tomb, and is come to prove the depth of her constancy and love by luring his fate.

The Life and Times of Giuseppe Verdi

Author : Jim Whiting
Publisher : Mitchell Lane
ISBN 13 : 1545748888
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Times of Giuseppe Verdi written by Jim Whiting and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giuseppe Verdi was born in obscurity in a tiny Italian village in 1813. When he died in 1901, hundreds of thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to the man whom many people consider as the best opera composer of all time. His career spanned more than half a century and included such successes as Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Otello, Falstaff, and Aida, the most often-performed work at New York s Metropolitan Opera. Yet when he applied at a famous music school in Milan, he was turned down because he was lacking in musical talent. He not only proved the school wrong but became an important figure in Italian politics during the turbulent era when the scattered provinces came together to form a new nation. Along the way, he overcame obstacles such as the death of his first wife and two small children and the humiliation of being booed during the premiere of one of his early operas.

Falstaff. (Lyrische Comoedie in 3 Acten. Uebers. von V. J. Novotni. Musik von G. Verdi.)

Author : Arrigo Boito
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Falstaff. (Lyrische Comoedie in 3 Acten. Uebers. von V. J. Novotni. Musik von G. Verdi.) written by Arrigo Boito and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Un Ballo in Maschera

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Overture Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780714544410
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book Un Ballo in Maschera written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Overture Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. "See how the drama is turned into laughter," commented the chorus, as they witnessed the destruction of a marriage and a friendship. Here Pierluigi Petrobelli shows how the irony woven into the tragedy results from the meeting of French and Italian traditions. Is this really a ridiculous libretto mangled by censorship, or is it Verdi's finest achievement, with its perfectly symmetrical drama and beautiful variety? Benedict Sarnaker analyses the extended love duet the kernel of the score, and the pivot of the action. Harold Powers looks at the laughing chorus and at the quicksilver character of Oscar, unique in Verdi's work."

Il Trovatore

Author : Giuseppe Verdi
Publisher : Calder Publications Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Il Trovatore written by Giuseppe Verdi and published by Calder Publications Limited. This book was released on 1983 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. "If I were not afraid of being called Utopian, I should be tempted to say that to reach perfection in a musical work a single mind should create the verses and the music" - not Wagner, but Cammarano to Verdi as he worked on the libretto of Il Trovatore. Marcello Conati of the Institute for Verdi Studies points out that, although audiences have always adored it, critics are only now coming to see that it represents a step forward, and by no means a step back, from the revolutionary drama of Rigoletto, completed a year before. Professor D.R.B. Kimbell, an expert on Verdi's music, clarifies the story and takes us through the score, while Professor Donald Shaw examines the unusual symbolism of the Spanish Romantic movement. Il Trovatore may cry out to be approached just as a theatrical experience, but these essays give brief and valuable insights into the type of drama it is, and the way it works.