The dramatic genius of Verdi : studies of selected operas / by Vincent Godefroy ; with an introduction by Charles Osborne.

Author/creator Godefroy, Vincent
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : St. Martin's Press, 1976-78, ©1975-77.
Description2 volumes : music ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents V. 1. Introduction / by Charles Osborne -- Foreword -- Nebuchadnezzar -- Francesco Foscari -- Joan of Arc -- Attila the Hun -- The Macbeths -- The Moors -- The Millers and the Walters -- Triboletto -- Azucena -- The Germonts.
Contents V. 2. Procida and the Sicilians -- Riccardo, earl of Warwick -- Alvaro and the Vargas -- Philip the king -- Amneris, daughter of the pharaohs -- Doge Boccanegra -- Iago, a villaine -- Immenso Falstaff -- King Lear, the opera that never was.
Abstract These books provide analyses of Verdi's operas, examining their musical characterization, the dramatic impact of orchestral detail, and use of literary sources.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 75013981
ISBN0575019794
ISBN0312219466