Description |
vi, 225 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 31 cm |
Contents |
1813 - Baptism of fire - Wagner -- 1813 - Baptism of fire - Verdi -- Portraits from childhood - Wagner -- Scenes from childhood - Verdi -- The boldness of youth (1813-1928) Wagner -- opera on golden wings - Verdi -- Courage and conviction - Wagner -- Ernani to Attila - Verdi -- Wagner's middle period -- Ludwig II - the swan king -- Passion, poison and power - Verdi -- Unfinished drams and failed revolution - Wagner -- Macbeth - Verdi -- Embracing change - the road to the Ring -- Rigoletto - Verdi -- Il trovotore - Verdi -- La traviata - Verdi -- From Sicilian Vespers to A masked ball -- The Mastersingers of Nurenberg - Wagner -- La forza del destino and Don Carlos - Verdi -- Revealing the Grail - Parsifal -- Messa da Requiem - Verdi -- Return to Shakespeare - Otello and Falstaff |
Summary |
A study of the life and works of opera composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, who were both born in 1813 |
Analysis |
Australian |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [225]) |
Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
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Composers -- Biography.
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Composers -- Germany -- Biography.
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Composers -- Italy -- Biography.
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Opera -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
9780646571324 (paperback) |
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