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CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I BIRTH, PARENTAGE, AND CHILD-LIFE

CHAPTER II CLERK, STUDENT, AND PROFESSOR

CHAPTER III COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, AND FIRST OPERATIC SUCCESS

CHAPTER IV SUCCESS AND INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLAND

CHAPTER V FIRST PERIOD WORKS

CHAPTER VI RIGOLETTO TO AIDA SECOND PERIOD OPERAS

CHAPTER VII REQUIEM MASS AND OTHER COMPOSITIONS

CHAPTER VIII THIRD PERIOD OPERAS

CHAPTER IX POLITICIAN AND CITIZEN

CHAPTER X GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF STYLE

CHAPTER XI EFFECT UPON AND PLACE IN OPERA

CHAPTER XII VERDI LITERATURE

INDEX

Transcriber's Note (2)

Title: Verdi: Man and Musician

His Biography with Especial Reference to His English Experiences

Author: Frederick James Crowest

Language: English

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