Diese Reihe bietet eine eingehende Erkundung der Opernmeisterwerke von Giuseppe Verdi und liefert detaillierte Analysen jedes Werkes. Sie befasst sich mit den dramatischen und historischen Ursprüngen jeder Oper und bietet kritische Bewertungen ihrer Bedeutung. Leser werden die Fülle an musikalischen Illustrationen zu schätzen wissen, die den fesselnden und informativen Text ergänzen und ihn zu einer unverzichtbaren Ressource für Opernliebhaber machen.
This is a revised and updated edition of Julian Budden's monumental survey of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi. Hailed on publication for its extraordinary comprehensibility, it examines each of the operas in detail, giving a full account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation. The text is supported by a wealth of musical illustrations.
The second part of a three-volume survey of the operas of Verdi, this study covers those works written during the decadence of the post-Rossinni period. It examines each opera in detail, with an account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation.
From Don Carlos to Falstaff
The third part of a three-volume survey of the operas of Verdi, this study covers roughly a quarter of a century, in which Verdi produced his four last operas. It examines each opera in detail, with an account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation.