Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was more than the greatest Italian opera composer of the 19th century. He was the musical voice of Italian unity, and the man who pushed the form toward a new psychological realism.
From Rigoletto to La Traviata, his works left the drawing room to talk about politics, honor, love and injustice. Against the German Richard Wagner, Verdi stayed faithful to Italian melodic clarity, but made the drama far denser.
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- 2Before Verdi: bel canto and the revolution of drama
- 3Nabucco and the Risorgimento
- 4Rigoletto, La Traviata, Aida: realism on stage
- 5Otello, Falstaff and the legacy
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary8 terms explained in a tap.
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