The Cambridge Companion to Verdi
Personal, cultural and political context Verdi’s life: a thematic biography Mary Jane Phillips-Matz The Italian theatre of Verdi’s day Alessandro Roccatagliati Verdi, Italian Romanticism, and the Risorgimento Mary Ann Smart The style of Verdi’s operas and non-operatic works The forms of set pieces Scott L. Balthazar New currents in the libretto Fabrizio Della Seta Words …