

What devil ever put it into my head to get involved in theatrical matters again! ” Verdi would stay largely uninvolved for years. “Peace, ” he wrote to a friend as the end of the following year approached, “it’s the best thing in this world, and it’s what I desire most at this moment.

One thing was certain: He didn’t have much appetite to return to the opera house, as he discovered when he involved himself in some stagings of his work. His “Aida” had its premiere in December 1871, and the great composer, then just 58, wondered what to do next. 9, 2019 The pair of operatic masterpieces that capped Verdi’s career almost didn’t happen.

Credit… Archivio Storico Ricordi, Milan, via the Morgan Library & Museum, New York Published Sept. Verdi aida triumphal march & ballet – giuseppe verdi.Ī new exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum reveals the crucial role Ricordi played in creating these late masterpieces. Why would you cut off her extraordinary ovation. Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful voices❤.
