Giuseppe Verdi

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by Carol King |
Your guide to what’s on in Italy this autumn, from art shows and sports events to festivals and concerts. ARTS Forlì Arte Contemporanea (Forlì Contemporary…
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by John Bensalhia |
BACKGROUND If there was one Verdi opera that could lay claim to being the longest, it's Don Carlo. Don Carlo started out life as a five-act opera that ran for…
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by John Bensalhia |
BACKGROUND Having been an admirer of Shakespeare's works, it is no surprise that Verdi wrote a number of operas based on some of his most famous plays (such…
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by Carol King |
The Torre del Lago Opera Festival in Lucca, Tuscany dedicated to Giacomo Puccini starts on 12 July. This year the festival pays tribute to two other famous…
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by John Bensalhia |
BACKGROUND Based on both the Biblical story of Nebuchadnezzar and the 1836 play by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornue, Nabucco was the Verdi opera…
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by John Bensalhia |
BACKGROUND Un Ballo in Maschera has a complex genesis. The end product is the result of numerous changes, rewrites, and no doubt, one or two headaches for…
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by ITALY |
BACKGROUND Aida is a four-act opera written by Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antoni Ghislanzoni, which was based on a scenario by French Egyptologist…
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by John Bensalhia |
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest Italian romantic composers of all time. Giuseppe Verdi was responsible for some of…
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by Carol King |
Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman has made his directorial debut with a movie inspired by the works of Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi, ‘Quartet’. The film…
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by Carol King |
BBC’s Radio 3 will broadcast all of Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi’s operas this year to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth.Radio 3’s ‘Verdi 200’…