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University of Chicago Press Verdi's Middle Period 1849-1859 - Source Studies & Performance

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Explore Giuseppe Verdi's transformative middle career phase through this comprehensive scholarly volume from the University of Chicago Press. This academic text examines Verdi's compositional evolution during 1849-1859, the decade that produced his most celebrated operatic masterworks. The book integrates three essential approaches: detailed source material studies revealing how Verdi accessed and adapted original texts, analytical examination of both musical and textual dimensions within these works, and performance practice research that illuminates how Verdi's technical choices shaped dramatic expression. Featuring in-depth coverage of iconic operas including Il Trovatore, La Traviata, and Un Ballo in Maschera, alongside exploration of lesser-known works, this volume provides musicologists, opera scholars, and performance specialists with fresh interpretive frameworks grounded in historical documentation and rigorous analysis.

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Examines Verdi's 1849-1859 middle period through three interconnected analytical perspectives: source studies, musical-textual analysis, and performance practice.

Offers detailed scholarly examination of famous Verdi operas including Il Trovatore, La Traviata, and Un Ballo in Maschera with new interpretive insights.

Explores how Verdi's compositional procedures evolved during his middle career phase to create some of opera's most enduring masterworks.

Integrates historical source documentation with modern performance practice research to clarify the relationship between composition and dramatic realisation.

Published by University of Chicago Press, providing academically rigorous scholarship for opera scholars, musicologists, and informed performers.

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Brand: University of Chicago Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0226106586
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music > Styles > Opera
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 January 1998
Listed Since: 07 February 2007

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