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Composer of the Week Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Episodes

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  1. So Many Requiem Masses...

    5/5 Donald Macleod uncovers the story behind the completion of Verdi's Requiem.

  2. Ambition Fulfilled

    4/5 Exploring the effect on Verdi of the outbreak in 1870 of the Franco-Prussian war.

  3. The Gentleman Farmer

    3/5 Verdi's agreeing to supply a new work for the Paris Opera, based on Schiller's Don Carlos.

  4. A Rickety Table...

    2/5 How, after the ordeal of the Sicilian Vespers, Verdi focused on Simon Boccanegra.

  5. Enough Work to Fell an Ox...

    1/5 How Verdi rushed to complete his first work for the Paris Opera: the Sicilian Vespers.