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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Giuseppe Verdi Subtitle: 1813 - 1901 Author: John Green Narrator: Richard Mayes Format: Unabridged Length: 59 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-06 Publisher: Ivan and Inge Berg Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: Copiously illustrated by excerpts from Verdi's music, this programme tells how the composer rose from humble origins to become the unrivalled master of Italian opera. Living in the time of Italian unification, his music and his life became entwined with politics and patriotism and his melodies were taken up as battle cries in the Italian fight against foreign domination. This programme explores the fertility of his musical imagination and his deep but unconventional religious faith. © & (P)1977 Ivan & Inge Berg Editorial Reviews: Whence does genius come? In Italian opera, it comes from Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). In Giuseppe Ve