Verdi - His Music, Life and Times (Softcover) (Limelight) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a nice overview of Italian politics during the life of Verdi with a subplot regarding European politics.

The author spends pages describing the literary source of the operas, more pages describing the libretti and then after describing the Theater and singers intrigues, there is the most flimsy description of the music. Arias duets etc are hardly ever discussed in musical terms and details. Plot weaknesses and strengths are usually discussed. This is repeated for every opera.

Poor Verdi and his music are reduced tocomprimario status in this "Literary Opera".

It is a pity because the author writes very lucidly. I just think he is off topic too often.

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This book relates the life and experiences of composer Giuseppe Verdi, from his birth in 1813 to his death in 1901. Besides documenting Verdi's life and the music he created, it also goes further in discussing the times and culture in which he was living in 19th century Italy, both socially and politically. "A complete life-to-death biography, wonderfully comprehensive on both life and art, wonderfullly sensible, and splendidly gotten up." - The Boston Herald

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