Cette série offre une exploration approfondie des chefs-d'œuvre opératiques de Giuseppe Verdi, fournissant des analyses détaillées de chaque œuvre. Elle explore les origines dramatiques et historiques de chaque opéra, offrant des évaluations critiques de leur importance. Les lecteurs apprécieront la richesse des illustrations musicales qui complètent le texte captivant et informatif, en faisant une ressource indispensable pour les amateurs d'opéra.
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.