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 Info | New York : St. Martin's Press, 1976-78, ©1975-77. |
| Description | 2 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 note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 75013981 |
| ISBN | 0575019794 |
| ISBN | 0312219466 |