Verdi in the Age of Italian Romanticism |
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| Author:
| Kimbell, David R. B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-31678-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1985 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Professor Kimbell's classic study illuminates the first fifteen years of Verdi's composing career, the era that culminated in his trio of masterpieces, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata. Attention is given to individual operas in order to show how Verdi assimilated and developed the Romantic tradition in his work.
Professor Kimbell's classic study illuminates the first fifteen years of Verdi's composing career, the era that culminated in his trio of masterpieces, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata. Attention is given to individual operas in order to show how Verdi assimilated and developed the Romantic tradition in his work.