The Cambridge Companion to Verdi - Paperback

by Scott Balthazar (Editor), Jonathan Cross (Editor), Balthazar Scott L. (Editor)

Providing biographical, theatrical, and social-cultural background for Verdi's operas, this Companion examines important general aspects of their style and method of composition. Verdi's milieu, creative process, and critical reception are subsequently explored in essays by specialists who critically appraise his accomplishments.