Giuseppe Verdi: Composer

As one of few composers to be considered a giant in the realm of universally accepted operatic works as well as a source of national Italian identity, Giuseppe Verdi?s repertoire is one of the most widely performed in history. Although much of Verdi?s life remains a mystery, the composer?s insistence on his peasant upbringing was somewhat untruthful; he grew up comfortably?a learned man. Detailing Verdi?s confused past, this book aims to confirm the world-renowned composer?s personal history as well as debunk any of the embellishments the ?ageing maestro? promulgated himself.