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What is Verdi in Victorian London about?
Now a byword for beauty, Verdi's operas were far from universally acclaimed when they reached London in the second half of the nineteenth century. Why did some critics react so harshly? Who were they and what biases and prejudices animated them? When did their antagonistic attitude change? And why did opera managers continue to produce Verdi's operas, in spite of their alleged worthlessness? Massimo Zicari's Verdi in Victorian London reconstructs the reception of Verdi's operas in London from 18
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- Author
- Massimo Zicari; Open Book Publishers
- Publisher
- Open Book Publishers
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781783742172
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Music, History, Opera
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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