Verdi

by Charles Osborne

Includes letters written by Verdi and his acquaintances that illuminate the personal side of the innkeeper's son turned successful composer

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Charles Thomas Osborne was a journalist, theatre and opera critic, poet and novelist. He was assistant editor of The London Magazine from 1958 until 1966, literature director of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1971 until 1986, and chief theatre critic of Daily Telegraph (London) from 1986 to 1991. He is the only author the Agatha Christie Estate has ever allowed to produce adapted works in her name. (wikipedia)

Reviews

[Alejandro Salgado B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente repaso biográfico a la vida del gran compositor italiano. Desde la parte de su vida íntima, su genio creativo, su influencia política y su desarrollo musical. Todo un deleite.