- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Dedication
- Editor’s Introduction
- Glossary
- Editorial Note
- Bibliographic Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 Nabucodonosor
- 2 I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata
- 3 Ernani
- 4 I Due Foscari
- 5 Giovanna D’Arco
- 6 Alzira
- 7 Attila
- 8 Macbeth
- 9 I Masnadieri
- 10 Jérusalem
- 11 Il Corsaro
- 12 La Battaglia Di Legnano
- 13 Luisa Miller
- 14 Stiffelio
- 15 Rigoletto
- 16 Il Trovatore
- 17 La Traviata
- 18 Giovanna De Guzman (Les Vêpres Siciliennes)
- 19 Simon Boccanegra
- 20 Aroldo
- Conclusion
- Index
I Due Foscari
I Due Foscari
- Chapter:
- (p.57) 4 I Due Foscari
- Source:
- The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi
- Author(s):
Abramo Basevi
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
This chapter analyzes Verdi's I due Foscari. The libretto by Piave was taken from the concept and plot of a tragedy by Byron. This opera leaves one with a feeling of melancholy that accords well with the plot. The effect is bolstered by the frequent use of the minor mode, which is in much greater evidence here than in the other operas examined in the preceding chapters.
Keywords: Verdi, opera, Italian composers, Piave, libretto, Byron
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- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Dedication
- Editor’s Introduction
- Glossary
- Editorial Note
- Bibliographic Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 Nabucodonosor
- 2 I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata
- 3 Ernani
- 4 I Due Foscari
- 5 Giovanna D’Arco
- 6 Alzira
- 7 Attila
- 8 Macbeth
- 9 I Masnadieri
- 10 Jérusalem
- 11 Il Corsaro
- 12 La Battaglia Di Legnano
- 13 Luisa Miller
- 14 Stiffelio
- 15 Rigoletto
- 16 Il Trovatore
- 17 La Traviata
- 18 Giovanna De Guzman (Les Vêpres Siciliennes)
- 19 Simon Boccanegra
- 20 Aroldo
- Conclusion
- Index