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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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