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Author Bassett, Peter.

Title 1813 Wagner & Verdi : a celebration / Peter Bassett
Published Montville, Qld. : PB Publications, 2012

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 MELB  780.92 Bas/Etw  AVAILABLE
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.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Composers -- Biography.
Composers -- Germany -- Biography.
Composers -- Italy -- Biography.
Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Opera -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9780646571324 (paperback)
Other Titles Eighteen thirteen Wagner and Verdi