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Book Review
The Life of Verdi
by John Rosselli
This brief biography of opera composer Giuseppe Verdi was a little hit and miss. There was a lot of good information about both Verdi and the musical world he inhabited, as well as some illuminating discussion of selected operas. However, the early chapters were a little confusing as far as the timeline went - in such a short and basic biography I prefer that the sequence of events be absolutely clear. On the other hand, Rosselli was refreshingly free of any tendency to idealize his subject.
by John Rosselli
This brief biography of opera composer Giuseppe Verdi was a little hit and miss. There was a lot of good information about both Verdi and the musical world he inhabited, as well as some illuminating discussion of selected operas. However, the early chapters were a little confusing as far as the timeline went - in such a short and basic biography I prefer that the sequence of events be absolutely clear. On the other hand, Rosselli was refreshingly free of any tendency to idealize his subject.