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Focuses on a neglected aspect of Verdi's operas: their effectiveness as theatre. This text argues that two main aesthetic conceptions underlie all of Verdi's works - that of the melodrama, which dominates Verdi's early work, and the musical drama, which is dominant in his later work.

Verdis Theater Creating Drama Through Music

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A Paperback by Gilles de Van, Gilda Roberts

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 9/15/1998 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780226143705, 978-0226143705
    ISBN10: 0226143708

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    Book Synopsis
    Focuses on a neglected aspect of Verdi's operas: their effectiveness as theatre. This text argues that two main aesthetic conceptions underlie all of Verdi's works - that of the melodrama, which dominates Verdi's early work, and the musical drama, which is dominant in his later work.

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