Revised edition
Verdi
Early life at Bussetto Success and failure in Milan The journeyman Florence, London and Paris Return to Busseto Viva V.E.R.D.I. The new order The dark decade Indian Summer The last years Verdi as man and artist The Music The background From Oberto to Ernani The prison years The high noon Towards grand opera The final …
The Operas of Verdi: Volume 3, from Don Carlos to Falstaff
Don Carlos Aida A Problem of Identity Otello Falstaff
The Operas of Verdi: Volume 2, from Il Trovatore to La Forza del destino
The Collapse of a Tradition Formation of the Mature Style Chapters 3-9 on the operas listed below.
Station X
The Arrival Astrologers and Academics The Battle to Break Enigma The First Break The Battle of Britain The First Battle of the Atlantic ‘Action This Day’ The North African Campaign The Shark Blackout The Americans Fish and Colossus Double Cross and D-Day The Invasion of Europe The Burma Road The End of Station X
Exploring Space
Inside front cover: How a rocket is propelled Sputnik 1 Three Stage Rocket for Satellite Launching Storybook Space-flight Fireworks and Weapons Driving the Rocket Escaping from the Earth Out into Space Round the Earth Space Rockets are Big Steering the Spaceship No Brakes on a Rocket The Astronaut in Flight Return to Earth Stations in …
The Operas of Verdi: Volume 1, from Oberto to Rigoletto
Preface to first edition Preface to revised edition Verdi and the World of the Primo Ottocento Characteristics of the Early Operas 3-19 Chapters on the operas, as below.