Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom Of The Opera

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Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom Of The Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom Of The Opera

When many opera goers immerse themselves in the melodies and stirring stories found in such favorites as Puccini’s La Boheme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, or Verdi’s Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata, the emotions and resonance they experience may cloud their ability to immediately pick up on the composers’ points of departure.

Verdi’s Background and Expressive Style.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) is considered the greatest Italian artiste since the Renaissance. He dominated Italian opera for half a century, and had an incredible 60-year career in which he composed 28 operas.

He was a controversial political figure and lived when Italy was striving for unification. Some of his operas have barely disguised themes dealing with oppressed peoples desiring freedom. Nabucco and I Lombardi were especially associated with the uprising that led to the Republic of Italy.