First Published in 1998. Giuseppe Verdi already stood out as a distinctive and unusually significant composer by the time his career was barely underway. Today, Verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier research. For researchers who have not spent years with the Verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of this giant’s fife and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeed. It is primarily for these researchers that this guide is intended. Its purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer, presenting enough material in annotations that researchers may survey the many myriad directions Verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interested.
A Short History of Verdi Studies, Purpose & Scope of This Volume Chapter 1. Bibliographies, Catalogues, Descriptions of Special Archives & Collections Chapter 2. Correspondence & Other Documents Chapter 3. Iconographies Chapter 4. Biographies; General Studies of Life & Works Chapter 5. Studies of People Associated With Verdi Chapter 6. Conference & Congress Reports Chapter 7. General Studies Chapter 8. Verdi's Milieu Musical & Cultural Milieu Political & Social Mili Chapter 9. Performance History; Reception; Locative Studies Performance History & General Studies of Reception Locative Studies Chapter 10. Verdi's Influence & Historical Position Chapter 11. General Studies About Verdi's Music Chapter 12. Studies About Individual Operas Chapter 13. Never Realized Operatic Plans Chapter 14. Non-Operatic Works Chapter 15. Discographies & Videographics Chapter 16. Libretto Collections Chapter 17. Editions & Editing Practices
Biography
Gregory W. Harwood (Georgia Southern University, USA)
