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Overview of the life and works of composer Giuseppe Verdi, a zealous nationalist who wrote his music to entertain the masses and attempted to infuse dramatic power into opera. Includes recordings of Luciano Pavorotti performing in Rigoletto, Sir Georg Solti conductingi Falstaff, Herbert von Karajan...

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Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities (Firm), Reiner Moritz Associates, INA Entreprise, Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française, Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH, Audiovisioconcept (Firm), Cinquième (Firm), Mezzo (Television station), Centre national de la cinématographie (France)
Other Authors: Mortier, Gerard, Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976, Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973, Blanc-Hermeline, Marie-Dominique, Guez, Serge, Lemeunier, Lise, Orreindy, Philippe
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : [Place of publication not identified] : Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; RM Associates, [2002]
Series:Harmonics.
Subjects:
Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901.
Composers > Italy > Biography.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Overview of the life and works of composer Giuseppe Verdi, a zealous nationalist who wrote his music to entertain the masses and attempted to infuse dramatic power into opera. Includes recordings of Luciano Pavorotti performing in Rigoletto, Sir Georg Solti conductingi Falstaff, Herbert von Karajan conducting Messa da Requiem and Otello, and selections from Don Carlo, La traviata, Aida, Nabucco and Macbeth.
Item Description:Copyright date on screen: 1998.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (27 min., 16 sec.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Editor, Pascale Berson.