Verdi With a Vengeance: An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera

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William Berger

Verdi With a Vengeance

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An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera

William Berger

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Vintage Books
12 September 2000

Opera; Biography: general

Everything you could possibly know about Verdi and his operas, from the brilliant and humorous author of Wagner Without Fear.

If you want to know why La traviata was actually a flop at its premiere in 1853, it's in here.

If you want to know why claiming to have heard Bjorling's Chicago performance of

Il trovatore is the classic opera fan faux pas, it's in here.

Even if you just want to know how to pronounce Aida, or what the plot of Rigoletto is all about, this is the place to look.

From the composer's intense hatred of priests to synopses of the operas and a detailed discography of the best recordings to buy, it can all be found in Verdi with a Vengeance.

William Berger has given another improbable performance, serving up a book as thorough as it is funny and as original as it is astute, an utterly indispensable guide for novice and expert alike.

By: William Berger
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 383g
ISBN: 9780375705182
ISBN 10: 037570518X
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 12 September 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Berger lives in New York City.

Reviews for Verdi With a Vengeance: An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera

Praise for William Berger's Wagner Without Fear An engaging guide. --The New Yorker Witty, knowledgeable, iconoclastic, and emphatically nonacademic...with a down-to-earth, gossipy approach that belies a keen intelligence.... Often outrageously funny. --Library Journal Praise for William Berger's Wagner Without Fear An engaging guide. -- The New Yorker Witty, knowledgeable, iconoclastic, and emphatically nonacademic...with a down-to-earth, gossipy approach that belies a keen intelligence.... Often outrageously funny. -- Library Journal Praise for William Berger's Wagner Without Fear: An engaging guide. -- The New Yorker Witty, knowledgeable, iconoclastic, and emphatically nonacademic...with a down-to-earth, gossipy approach that belies a keen intelligence.... Often outrageously funny. -- Library Journal