The Life of Verdi (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521669573)

Verdi's long life spanned Napoleonic rule and the age of broadcasting. In this new biography, John Rosselli considers a boldly innovative artist whose twenty-eight operas still speak to us. He investigates Verdi's businesslike running of a landed estate as well as a highly successful career, and looks into his complex relationships with two women singers: his second wife Giuseppina Strepponi and his probable lover Teresa Stolz. At the same time Roselli reinterprets the operas with novel insights showing us why Verdi still fills theaters and rouses enthusiasm.

Author: John Rosselli
ISBN-10: 052166957X
ISBN-13: 9780521669573
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/03/2000
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.47w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2000 pg. 144
Choice 03/01/2001 pg. 1284
Library Journal 12/20/2000