Verdi: Man and Musician His Biography with Especial Reference to His English Experiences

Verdi's popularity--An important personality in music--Most successful composer of the nineteenth century--Verdi's opportuneness--Keynote of future struck in _Nabucco_--Its char...

Turning-point in Verdi's career--The libretto of _Rigoletto_--Production of _Rigoletto_ in Venice, London, and Paris--Great success of the opera--_Athenæum_ and _The Times_ on _...

A matured style--Methusaleh of Opera--The last link--_Aïda_--A higher art plane--Ismail Pacha commissions _Aïda_--Its libretto--Production at Cairo--The argument--Patti as _Aïda...

_I Due Foscari_--Its argument--Failure of the opera in Rome, Paris, and London--_Giovanna d'Arco'_--A moderate success--_Alzira_--_Attila_--More political enthusiasm--_Attila_ g...

The Verdi bibliography, particularly that in English, is not extensive, a result doubtless arising from the fact that the master has confined himself solely to one branch of the...

Verdi is engaged to Margarita Barezzi--His marriage--Seeks a wider field in Milan--An emergency conductor--Conductor of the Milan Philharmonic Society--His first opera, _Oberto,...

Verdi's position assured--Selected to compose an _opera d'obbligo_--The terms--_I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata_--Its _dramatis personæ_ and argument--Reception at La Scala--A ne...

A born politician--Attempt to draw Verdi--The revolutionary ring of Verdi's music--Signor Basevi on this feature--National and political honours and distinctions--An inactive se...

Origin of Opera--Melody in music--The first opera, _Dafne_--Monteverde's advances--Early opera orchestration--Gluck's reformed style in _Orfeo_ and _Alceste_--A complete structu...

Verdi as a sacred music composer--Share in the "Rossini" Mass--Failure of a patchwork effort--_Missa da Requiem_ produced--Splendid reception--Performed at the Royal Albert Hall...

Verdi's birth and birth-place--Dispute as to his township--Baptismal certificate--His parentage--The parents' circumstances--The _osteria_ kept by them--A regular market-man--A...

Verdi goes into the world--Office-boy in Barezzi's establishment--Congenial surroundings--An exceptional employer--Verdi becomes a pupil of Provesi--A painstaking copyist--Verdi...

This work is an attempt to tell, in a popular key, the story of Verdi's remarkable career. A connected chronological account of this composer's life is needed; and a plain unvar...

Turning-point in Verdi's career--The libretto of _Rigoletto_--Production of _Rigoletto_ in Venice, London, and Paris--Great success of the opera--_Athenæum_ and _The Times_ on _...

Verdi's popularity--An important personality in music--Most successful composer of the nineteenth century--Verdi's opportuneness--Keynote of future struck in _Nabucco_--Its char...

_I Due Foscari_--Its argument--Failure of the opera in Rome, Paris, and London--_Giovanna d'Arco_--A moderate success--_Alzira_--_Attila_--More political enthusiasm--_Attila_ gi...

Verdi is engaged to Margarita Barezzi--His marriage--Seeks a wider field in Milan--An emergency conductor--Conductor of the Milan Philharmonic Society--His first opera, _Oberto,...

Verdi as a sacred music composer--Share in the "Rossini" mass--Failure of a patch-work effort--_Missa de Requiem_ produced--Splendid reception--Performed at the Royal Albert Hal...

Verdi goes into the world--Office-boy in Barezzi's establishment--Congenial surroundings--An exceptional employer--Verdi becomes a pupil of Provesi--A painstaking copyist--Verdi...

A matured style--Methuselah of opera--The last link--_Aïda_--A higher art plane--Ismail Pacha commissions _Aïda_--Its libretto--Production at Cairo--The argument--Patti as _Aïda...

Verdi's birth and birth-place--Dispute as to his township--Baptismal certificate--His parentage--The parents' circumstances--The _osteria_ kept by them--A regular market-man--A...

A born politician--Attempt to draw Verdi--The revolutionary ring of Verdi's music--Signor Basevi on this feature--National and political honours and distinctions--An inactive se...

Origin of opera--Melody in music--The first opera, _Dafne_--Monteverde's advances--Early opera orchestration--Gluck's reformed style in _Orfeo_ and _Alceste_--A complete structu...

Verdi's position assured--Selected to compose an _opera d'obbligo_--The terms--_I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata_--Its _dramatis personæ_ and argument--Reception at La Scala--A ne...