Julian Budden Bücher
9. April 1924 – 28. Februar 2007
Julian Budden war ein britischer Opernforscher, RadioProduzent und Rundfunksprecher. Seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit befasst sich hauptsächlich mit den Opern von Giuseppe Verdi und Giacomo Puccini. Budden gilt als Experte für musikalische Dramaturgie und den historischen Kontext dieser Opernmeister. Seine Fähigkeit, die Komplexität der Opernwelt zugänglich und fesselnd darzustellen, wird von den Lesern geschätzt.
The second part of a three-volume survey of the operas of Verdi, this study covers those works written during the decadence of the post-Rossinni period. It examines each opera in detail, with an account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation.
This is a revised and updated edition of Julian Budden's monumental survey of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi. Hailed on publication for its extraordinary comprehensibility, it examines each of the operas in detail, giving a full account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation. The text is supported by a wealth of musical illustrations.
The Operas of Verdi 3
From Don Carlos to Falstaff
The third part of a three-volume survey of the operas of Verdi, this study covers roughly a quarter of a century, in which Verdi produced his four last operas. It examines each opera in detail, with an account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation.
