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Antonio Veracini (1659 -1733) was born in Florence during the Renaissance, and developed a career as a composer under the Medici patronage. He worked in close contact with the most eminent figures of...

Verdi considered Shakespeare's MacBeth to be 'one of the greatest creations of man'. The opera's unbroken dramatic line, incisive libretto and range of expression from the comic to the sublime, made...

After the great success that Il Trovatore received in Paris, Verdi was proposed to compose a French version of the opera to suit the tastes of the local public. The original work, based on the...

I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata is an operatic drama in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The work is based on an epic poem by Tommaso Grossi, which was "very...

The premiere of Nabucco at La Scala, Milan in 1842 was a huge success for Verdi and soon led to foreign performances of the work. For it's appearance in Brussels under the name Nebuchodonozor Verdi...

The composition of Un ballo in maschera caused Verdi many problems. What began as an opera called Gustavo III was subject to censorship by the Neapolitan and Roman authorities, so it's libretto,...

Verdi / Spina / Oren Il Trovatore CD1. All'erta! All'erta! 2. Di Due Figli Vivea 3. Che Pi? T'arresti? 4. Tacea la Notte Placida 5. Di Tale Amor Che Dirsi 6. Tace la Notte! 7. Deserto Sulla Terra 8...

Verdi / Toscanini / Pertusi Don Carlo CD1. Carlo Il Sommo Imperatore 2. Io L'ho Perduta! 3. ? Lui!... Desso... L'infante! 4. Sotto Ai Folti, Immensi Abeti 5. Nel Giardin Del Bello 6. La Regina!.....

Rigoletto is regarded as the first operatic masterpiece of Verdi's mature artistic period. It's complex psychology identifies characters with different styles of music, and with an incredible variety...

Verdi,Giuseppe / Frizza,Riccardo Verdi: Giovanna D'Arco CD1. Sinfonia 2. Prologue: Qual V'ha Speme 3. Prologue: Il Re! 4. Prologue: Sotto Una Quercia 5. Prologue: V'ha Dunque Un Loco Simile 6...

Verdi: Otello DVD

Le Villi is an opera-ballet in two acts that marked Giacomo Puccini's debut in the world of opera. It was first staged at Teatro dal Verme in Milan in 1884. Librettist Ferdinando Fontana based the...