Giuseppe Verdi
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 09/16/2013 - 07:00
Your guide to what’s on in Italy this autumn, from art shows and sports events to festivals and concerts.
ARTS
Forlì Arte Contemporanea (Forlì Contemporary…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Fri, 08/30/2013 - 07:00
BACKGROUND
If there was one Verdi opera that could lay claim to being the longest, it's Don Carlo.
Don Carlo started out life as a five-act opera that ran for…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Thu, 07/11/2013 - 05:58
BACKGROUND
Having been an admirer of Shakespeare's works, it is no surprise that Verdi wrote a number of operas based on some of his most famous plays (such…
Culture
by Carol King | Thu, 06/27/2013 - 09:40
The Torre del Lago Opera Festival in Lucca, Tuscany dedicated to Giacomo Puccini starts on 12 July.
This year the festival pays tribute to two other famous…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Wed, 06/12/2013 - 09:48
BACKGROUND Based on both the Biblical story of Nebuchadnezzar and the 1836 play by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornue, Nabucco was the Verdi opera…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Fri, 05/10/2013 - 09:31
BACKGROUND
Un Ballo in Maschera has a complex genesis. The end product is the result of numerous changes, rewrites, and no doubt, one or two headaches for…
Culture
by ITALY | Fri, 04/05/2013 - 08:00
BACKGROUND
Aida is a four-act opera written by Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antoni Ghislanzoni, which was based on a scenario by French Egyptologist…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Fri, 03/01/2013 - 04:56
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest Italian romantic composers of all time. Giuseppe Verdi was responsible for some of…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 03/01/2013 - 04:45
Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman has made his directorial debut with a movie inspired by the works of Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi, ‘Quartet’.
The film…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 02/11/2013 - 04:47
BBC’s Radio 3 will broadcast all of Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi’s operas this year to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth.Radio 3’s ‘Verdi 200’…
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