Giuseppe Verdi

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The paper provides a brief biography of Giuseppe Verdi and discusses the music and opera in the early to mid-1800s in Italy that influenced him. The paper examines how Verdi subsequently influenced opera in Europe in general and Italy in particular and focuses on five of his operas, "Nabucco", "Rigoletto", "La Traviata", "Aida" and "Falstaff". Finally, the paper presents an assessment of Verdi's subsequent influence on later composers.

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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In the Age of Information where access to entertainment is straightforward and virtually limitless, it may be hard for modern observers to appreciate the importance of a medium such as opera to the citizens of the 19th century, but the research will show that composers such as Giuseppe Verdi enjoyed superstar status based on their enormous popularity. Like many composers, Verdi exhibited a proclivity for music early in his life and through a series of fortuitous occurrences, his interest in music was groomed and he subsequently became a prolific composer with a number of masterpiece operas to his credit. Given his enduring popularity and impact on modern music, an investigation into Verdi's life and works represents a worthwhile endeavor today."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Abraham, Gerald. Romanticism (1830-1890). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990
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• Busch, Hans. Verdi's Falstaff in Letters and Contemporary Reviews. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1997.
• Carner, Mosco. Puccini: A Critical Biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
• Gurewitsch, Matthew. (1999, April). "Music: Forget the Callas Legend." Atlantic Monthly 37.

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