The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi (1938)

August 1st, 19381h 50min

Music, Drama, History
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Overview

The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.


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