Verdi and the Germans

Contents

• Preface
• 1. Introduction: Italian opera and German historiography
• 2. Verdi's Requiem and the anxious young Kaiserreich
• 3. Maestro to Meister: Verdi purified
• 4. The 'Verdi renaissance'
• 5. Verdi in the Third Reich
• 6. Epilogue: post-war Verdi
• Appendix 1. Verdi's Requiem in German-language countries, 1875-1901
• Appendix 2. Successful Verdi revivals in German-language theatres, 1901-51
• Select bibliography.