|
No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
Aida:Grand March and Triumphal Chorus |
7:28 |
| 2. |
La Traviata : Brindisi ' Libiam Ne' Lieti Calici" |
2:54 |
| 3. |
Early Manhood, Civil Strife, and the Start of a Career |
5:07 |
| 4. |
Overture to 'Oberto, Conte Di San Bonifacio' |
3:17 |
| 5. |
Tragedy, Creation, and the Birth of a True Professional |
2:19 |
| 6. |
Overture to 'Un Giorno Di Regno' |
1:55 |
| 7. |
Failure, Despair, and Rescue : The Genesis O Nabucco |
4:38 |
| 8. |
Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves 'Va, Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate' |
4:38 |
| 9. |
A Sensation Reported and Recalled |
1:12 |
| 10. |
Overture to 'Nabucco' |
2:38 |
| 11. |
Into the Galleys: Fame. Frustration, and a Major Surprise |
7:38 |
| 12. |
Macbeth : Chorus of the Scottish Exiles 'Patria Oppressa!" |
3:53 |
| 13. |
The Revolution of Macbeth and a Return to Safer Ground |
4:32 |
| 14. |
Overture to 'I Masnadieri' |
4:30 |
| 15. |
Paris and a Love Affair |
3:30 |
| 16. |
The Revolutions of 1848 |
8:38 |
| 17. |
Overture to 'La Battaglia Di Legnano' |
3:58 |
| 18. |
Composition and Censorship: The Strife-torn Birth of Rigoletto |
5:01 |
| 19. |
Rigoletto : 'La Donna e Mobile' |
2:16 |
| 20. |
Verdi the Unsurpassed Psychologist |
0:52 |
| 21. |
Rigoletto: 'Bella Figlia Dell'amore' |
4:12 |
| 22. |
Strepponi, Busseto, and the Rift With Barezzi |
6:22 |
| 23. |
Escape : Verdi and Strepponi At Sant' Agata |
3:50 |
| 24. |
Il Trovatore : Soldiers' Chorus 'Or Co'dadi, Ma Fra Poco' |
4:04 |
| 25. |
'The Bear of Busseto' Emerges : The Darker Side of Verdi |
5:18 |
| 26. |
Il Trovatore : 'Di Tale Amor Che Dirsi' |
2:25 |
| 27. |
Verdi's Divorce' from His Parents;his Mother's Death, and a Theatrical Fiasco |
8:56 |
| 28. |
La Traviata: 'Dite Alla Giovine' |
4:04 |
| 29. |
Verdi and Women: Strepponi and the 'Dark Lady' |
3:57 |
| 30. |
'La Travailata': Verdi's Trials At the Paris Opera |
3:01 |
| 31. |
I Vespri Siciliani : ' Quando Al Mio Sen Per Te Parlava' |
10:49 |
| 32. |
Verdi In Rehearsal - and a Review from Berlioz |
5:05 |
| 33. |
Overture to 'I Vespri Siciliani' |
6:02 |
| 34. |
Yet More Trouble With the Censors |
2:01 |
| 35. |
Un Ballo In Maschera: 'Ma Se M'e Forza Perderti' |
5:01 |
| 36. |
A Passionate Patriot, a Reluctant Politician |
5:45 |
| 37. |
A Semi-official Retirement, Nursed By Disenchantment |
2:59 |
| 38. |
Verdi Welcomes War |
2:21 |
| 39. |
He Travels to Paris for Don Carols |
0:43 |
| 40. |
Don Carols: 'Tu Che la Vanita' |
11:43 |
| 41. |
Stupendous triumph |
0:50 |
| 42. |
Verdi Shaken By Deaths of His Father, Barezzi, and Rossini |
4:23 |
| 43. |
He Meets Manzoni |
2:23 |
| 44. |
An Unusual Opera |
1:31 |
| 45. |
La Forza del Destino:'Solenne In Quest'ora' |
3:28 |
| 46. |
Enter Teresa Stolz, Exit Mariani |
6:48 |
| 47. |
La Forza del Destino: 'Pace, Pace' |
5:26 |
| 48. |
Strepponi Struggles With Jealousy As Verdi Writes Aida |
5:33 |
| 49. |
Aida: Act III, Nile Scene |
11:27 |
| 50. |
Verdi Bemoans the Corruption of the Operatic World |
3:55 |
| 51. |
Manzoni's Death Begets a Masterpiece |
1:13 |
| 52. |
Requiem: 'Rex Tremendae' |
3:49 |
| 53. |
The Return to Shakespeare |
2:08 |
| 54. |
Otello: 'Canzone del Salce - Ave Maria' |
6:59 |
| 55. |
Verdi the Wagner of Italy |
2:34 |
| 56. |
Otello: 'Desdemona Rea, Si, Per Ciel' |
5:12 |
| 57. |
A Shakespearian Swansong |
6:55 |
| 58. |
Falstaff : Finale 'Ogni Sorta Di Gente; Facciamo Il Parentado' |
7:11 |
| 59. |
Old Age and the Death of Strepponi |
4:06 |
| 60. |
Verdi the Widower |
3:05 |
| 61. |
Stolz and the Aged Verdi; a Visit from Toscanini |
3:12 |
| 62. |
Te Deum |
2:15 |
| 63. |
The Old Man Dies and the World Pays Homage |
7:58 |
| 64. |
Requiem, Part VII: Dies Irae; Requiem Aeternam; Libera Me |
11:24 |
