Verdi in America : Oberto through Rigoletto /
The operas of Giuseppe Verdi stand at the center of today's operatic repertoire, and have done so for more than a century. The story of how the reputation and wide appeal of these operas spread from Western Europe throughout the world has long needed to be told. This latest book by noted Verdi...
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| Language: | English |
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Rochester, NY :
University of Rochester Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Eastman studies in music ;
v. 86. |
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Table of Contents:
- Six operas and the Havana company, 1847-1850. Nabucco ; I Lombardi alla prima crociata ; Ernani ; I due Foscari ; Attila ; Macbeth
- Four operas, three resident companies, 1850-60. The country's growth stimulates opera ; I masnadieri ; Jérusalem ; Luisa Miller ; Rigoletto
- Seven operas premiered in the late twentieth century. Opera on tour and the rise of regional companies ; Oberto ; Un giorno di regno ; Givanna d'Arco ; Alzira ; Il corsaro ; La battaglia di Legnano ; Stiffelio
- Conclusion
- Appendix A : The operas, their world, Western hemisphere, and U.S. premieres
- Appendix B : The swift spread of Ernani
- Appendix C : Dollar values and populations
- Appendix D : The San Carlo touring company : repertory and number of performances, 1913/14 through 1928/29
- Appendix E : Number of performances of Verdi's operas at the Metropolitan, 1883/84 through 2008/9
- Appendix F : An arrangement, a reduction, and the score as written : Stiffelio.