Verdi : the operas and choral works by Lederer, Victor instant download

Verdi : the operas and choral works by Lederer, Victor instant download

247 pages ; 23 cm +, Lederer surveys each 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, Companion CD contains 19 recordings of compositions discussed in the text, Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-244), Verdi and the culmination of Italian opera -- Verdi's life and character -- The major early operas : Nabucco, Ernani, and Macbeth -- The \"galley\" operas -- The transition to the middle period : Luisa Miller and Stiffelio; Aroldo -- The big three of the middle period : Rigoletto, Il trovatore, and La traviata -- Broadening the scope : I vespri siciliani and Un ballo in maschera -- The late middle period : La forza del destino and Simon Boccanegra -- Choral works : the Manzoni Requiem and the Quattro pezzi sacri -- The great political tragedy : Don Carlo -- A farewell to grand opera : Aida -- Shakespearean tragedy : Otello -- Shakespearean comedy : Falstaff -- Listening to Verdi