Verdi : a biography / Mary Jane Phillips-Matz ; with a foreword by Andrew Porter.
Verdi : a biography / Mary Jane Phillips-Matz ; with a foreword by Andrew Porter.
Verdi : a biography / Mary Jane Phillips-Matz ; with a foreword by Andrew Porter.
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Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Date
1993.
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N782.1092/V484/6
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English
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xxx, 941 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
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England
Date Published
1993.
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Verdi was one of the greatest, the most successful, and the longest-lived of all composers. Nearly a century after his death, many of his operas remain in the standard repertory, and some, such as Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata, and Aida, are among the most popular of all operas.
Written with the full collaboration of the Verdi family and drawing on a wide range of sources, this is an authoritative re-examination of a long, vigorous, and varied life. The author captures Verdi's tremendous energy, creativity, and philanthropy, and offers fresh insights into the complexities involved in the composition and production of his o...
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Verdi : a biography / Mary Jane Phillips-Matz ; with a foreword by Andrew Porter.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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N782.1092/V484/6
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74VKvKKJ4DpZ
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0193132044 :
9780193132047 (cloth)
0193132044 (cloth)
9780198166009.(pbk)
0198166001.(pbk)
9780193132047
0193132044
9780193132047 :
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782.1092
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991021488579702626
