03081nam 2200589 450 991046343540332120200520144314.00-8108-8468-2(CKB)2670000000491082(EBL)1577406(SSID)ssj0001060964(PQKBManifestationID)12455686(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001060964(PQKBWorkID)11098228(PQKB)10617935(MiAaPQ)EBC1577406(PPN)18202931X(Au-PeEL)EBL1577406(CaPaEBR)ebr10815271(CaONFJC)MIL550939(OCoLC)865334247(EXLCZ)99267000000049108220131218d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExperiencing Verdi a listener's companion /Donald SandersLanham, Maryland :Scarecrow Press,2014.©20141 online resource (277 p.)Listener's companionDescription based upon print version of record.0-8108-8467-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Introduction; Timeline; 1 Italian Opera before Verdi; 2 The Early Years; Oberto: Synopsis; Oberto: The Music; 3 Change of Fortune and "Years in the Galleys"; Nabucco: Synopsis; Nabucco: The Music; Ernani: Synopsis; Ernani: The Music; Macbeth: Synopsis; Macbeth: The Music; 4 "Signora Verdi," New Hopes for Italy, and Three Iconic Operas; Rigoletto: Synopsis; Rigoletto: The Music; Il Trovatore: Synopsis; Il Trovatore: The Music; La Traviata: Synopsis; La Traviata: The Music; 5 Verdi the Statesman; Un ballo in maschera: Synopsis; Un ballo in maschera: The MusicDon Carlo(s): SynopsisDon Carlo(s): The Music; 6 Return to Milan; Aida: Synopsis; Aida: The Music; Messa da Requiem: The Music; 7 The Final Masterworks; Otello: Synopsis; Otello: The Music; Falstaff: Synopsis; Falstaff: The Music; 8 Death of the Maestro; Notes; Glossary; Selected Reading; Selected Listening; Operas; Choral Works; Chamber Music; Index; About the AuthorIn Experiencing Verdi: A Listener's Companion, Donald Sanders combines biography with simple, concise musical analysis. Summarizing the evolution of Italian opera and the bel canto tradition that prevailed at the beginning of Verdi's career, Sanders takes readers on a leisurely tour of eleven of Verdi's most important operas and of the Manzoni Requiem and concludes with a look at Verdi's influence on later composers like Giacomo Puccini, his place in the modern repertoire, Listener's CompanionOperaItaly19th centuryElectronic books.Opera782.1092Sanders Donald C.1949-928660MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463435403321Experiencing Verdi2087068UNINA