For the San Carlo at Naples he contracted to write Alzira. For Merelli, impresario of La Scala, he agreed to write Giovanna D’Arco. Even before the premiere of Ernani, Verdi was in negotiation with other opera houses in Italy. Despite the modest success in Venice of his fifth opera, Ernani, it was acclaimed in Vienna and at La Scala in 1844 leading to increased demand on the composer to supervise revivals or write operas for other theatres. With five operas under his belt, including the failure of Un giorno di Regno, Verdi was in demand throughout Italy. The ten operas from I due Foscari (1844) to Luisa Miller (1849) Sadly, Bob Farr’s health is such that he is now no longer able to contribute to MWI.Ģ. Note – this survey was published in 2006. Giuseppe Verdi – A conspectus of his life and a survey of the recordings of his works
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