This is a revised and updated edition of Julian Budden's monumental survey of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi. Hailed on publication for its extraordinary comprehensibility, it examines each of the operas in detail, giving a full account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation. The text is supported by a wealth of musical illustrations.
Verdiho opery Séria
Táto séria sa hlboko ponára do sveta opier Giuseppa Verdiho a ponúka podrobné analýzy každého diela. Skúma dramatické a historické pozadie každej opery a poskytuje kritické zhodnotenie jej významu. Čitatelia ocenia bohaté hudobné ukážky, ktoré dopĺňajú pútavý a informatiívny text.



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