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The Operas of Verdi #2

Le opere di Verdi. Vol. 2: Dal Trovatore alla Forza del destino.

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Questo secondo volume del trittico dedicato da Julian Budden alle opere di Giuseppe Verdi segue l'evoluzione dello stile del compositore a partire dalla crisi del periodo post-rossiniano. È la fase in cui Verdi, avendo sfruttato a fondo le possibilità dell'estetica e della forma che aveva dato origine a capolavori come "Il Trovatore" o "La Traviata", trova nuovo impulso nel confronto con i grandi maestri dell'opera parigina nei "Vêpres Siciliennes". La varietà del pensiero musicale e la novità della scala spettacolare si faranno sentire nelle opere successive, da "Simon Boccanegra" a "Un balla in Maschera", per culminare nella vasta concezione della "Forza del Destino". Di particolare interesse, a fianco delle analisi dettagliate delle singole opere, sono i capitoli dedicati alle difficoltà che la tradizione musicale italiana stava all'epoca attraversando, e alla maturazione del personale stile verdiano.

601 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 1978

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Julian Budden

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Julian Medforth Budden, BA, BMus, was a British opera scholar, radio producer and broadcaster. He is particularly known for his three volumes on the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, a single volume biography in 1982 and a single volume work on Giacomo Puccini and his operas in 2002.

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May 31, 2023
Monumental. Budden's first volume was interesting almost more from a historical standpoint, for operas that are less often performed and less foundational to the framework of what we think of as mature opera. This second volume really hits its stride with dense, lengthy chapters on each of Verdi's operas from his middle period.

One caveat: it's worth listening to and preferably viewing online a production of each opera before you begin. Budden doesn't tend to start with the plot and then work his way through; instead he prioritises history and the many changes made before giving us a thorough run-down of how the music and text combine on stage.
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June 2, 2008
Haven't read this one yet, but I will. It looks like I have more to learn about music before I can read and comprehend what this one will teach me.
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