Verdi: A Biography

Author: Petti
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Let us return to the past, and we will progress. —Giuseppe Verdi. In the history of music, Verdi is a unique example. For a century, he has been one of the most loyal composers on the opera stage, one of the composers who could effortlessly fill the theater seats. Rigoletto, I Lombardi, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Masked Ball, Aida, Othello, Falstaff—almost every work has become a milestone in the history of opera. This book comprehensively introduces the life journey of Verdi, from a farm boy to a national hero in music, and attempts to analyze the influence of his humble farm origins on his character and music, as well as to interpret the musical characteristics of his representative operas. With vivid language, it sculptures a three-dimensional portrait of Verdi!