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Author:

Conrad, Peter, 1948-

Title:

Verdi and/or Wagner : two men, two worlds, two centuries / by Peter Conrad.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Thames & Hudson

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Verdi, Giuseppe--1813-1901--Criticism and interpretation.
Opera--Italy--19th century.
Opera--Germany--19th century.
Composers--Italy--19th century.
Composers--Germany--19th century.
Wagner, Richard--1813-1883--Criticism and interpretation.
Music--Europe--19th century--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Counterparts -- National characters -- Maestro, meister, muses -- Duets or dualities -- A death and a regeneration -- Their second century.

Summary:

Verdi and Wagner took very different approaches to opera, approaches still debated today. This book asks if it is possible to appreciate both and to find commonalities between them.

ISBN:

0500290857 (pbk.) : :
9780500290859 (pbk.) : :

Locations:

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)