Notes on verdi's i due foscari

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2012

Abstract

The preparation of the critical edition of Verdi's I due Foscari has drawn attention to two overlooked sources: an early scenario attributed to Andrea Maffei and an early manuscript copy with various layers of corrections. This article questions the scenario's attribution to Maffei, revising the opera's early history. It furthermore identifies one of the layers in the manuscript copy as being in Verdi's hand, showing that the composer's role in fine-tuning a libretto at this early stage in his career was greater than has so far been possible to show. © 2012 Cambridge University Press.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Cambridge Opera Journal

First Page

99

Last Page

126

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