The Operas of Verdi, Vol. 3

The Operas of Verdi #3

by Julian Budden

Volume Three covers roughly a quarter of a century, a period which saw grand opera on the Parisian model established throughout Italy, the reform of the Conservatories, and the spread of cosmopolitan influences to an extent that convinced many that Italian music was losing its identity. Verdi produced his four last and greatest operas-- Don Carlos , Aida , Otello , and Falstaff --in this period, which ended with the advent of "verisimo", in which a new, recognizably Italian idiom was inaugurated.

Genres: Music

550 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Massimo Penazzi]

Imprescindibile per chiunque ami Verdi e, in generale, l'opera lirica e la sua storia.