Verdi With a Vengeance: An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera - Couverture souple

Berger, William

 
9780375705182: Verdi With a Vengeance: An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
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ISBN 10 : 037570518X ISBN 13 : 9780375705182
Editeur : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2000

Synopsis

Everything you could possibly know about Verdi and his operas, from the brilliant and humorous author of Wagner Without Fear.

If you want to know why La traviata was actually a flop at its premiere in 1853, it's in here.  If you want to know why claiming to have heard Bjorling's Chicago performance of Il trovatore is the classic opera fan faux pas, it's in here.  Even if you just want to know how to pronounce Aida, or what the plot of Rigoletto is all about, this is the place to look.  From the composer's intense hatred of priests to synopses of the operas and a detailed discography of the best recordings to buy, it can all be found in Verdi with a Vengeance.  William Berger has given another improbable performance, serving up a book as thorough as it is funny and as original as it is astute, an utterly indispensable guide for novice and expert alike.

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À propos de l'auteur

William Berger lives in New York City.

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Éditeur
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
037570518X
ISBN 13 
9780375705182
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
512
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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