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Verdi, Solera, Piave, and the Libretto for Attila

Verdi, Solera, Piave, and the Libretto for Attila
Verdi, Solera, Piave, and the Libretto for Attila
This article clarifies the relationship between Verdi and Solera, shows why it broke down in 1846 and discusses Solera's idiosyncratic verses. It also rereads a widely misunderstood letter that Verdi sent to Solera, which contains not only Piave's emendations to the final act of Attila but also Solera's response to them, angrily scribbled over Piave's work
0954-5867
357-365
Izzo, Francesco
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Izzo, Francesco
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Izzo, Francesco (2009) Verdi, Solera, Piave, and the Libretto for Attila. Cambridge Opera Journal, 21 (3), 357-365. (doi:10.1017/S0954586710000169).

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This article clarifies the relationship between Verdi and Solera, shows why it broke down in 1846 and discusses Solera's idiosyncratic verses. It also rereads a widely misunderstood letter that Verdi sent to Solera, which contains not only Piave's emendations to the final act of Attila but also Solera's response to them, angrily scribbled over Piave's work

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Published date: 2009

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Local EPrints ID: 183615
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/183615
ISSN: 0954-5867
PURE UUID: 49dd58d1-d24d-4c70-a893-82d07252ca30

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Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 03:04

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