num_pages: 366
description: Providing biographical, theatrical, and social-cultural background for Verdi's operas, this Companion examines important general aspects of their style and method of composition. Verdi's milieu, creative process, and critical reception are subsequently explored in essays by specialists who critically appraise his accomplishments.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Companion to Verdi
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Companion to Verdi (Cambridge Companions to Music)
characters: Giuseppe Verdi
genres: Music
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Cambridge University Press