Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. A NOTE ON ITALIAN PROSODY ix
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 1. FROM ROSSINI'S MOSÉ TO VERDI ' S NABUCCO 8
7. CHAPTER 2. VERDI AND DON GIOVANNI: ON THE OPENING SCENE OF RIGOLETTO 34
8. CHAPTER 3. REMARKS ON VERDI'S COMPOSING PROCESS 48
9. CHAPTER 4. THOUGHTS FOR ALZIRA 75
10. CHAPTER 5. TOWARD AN EXPLANATION OF THE DRAMATIC STRUCTURE OF IL TROVATORE 100
11. CHAPTER 6. MUSIC IN THE THEATER (APROPOS OF AIDA, ACT III) 113
12. CHAPTER 7. MORE ON THE THREE "SYSTEMS": THE FIRST ACT OF "LA FORZA DEL DESTINO" 127
13. CHAPTER 8. VERDI' S MUSICAL THOUGHT: AN EXAMPLE FROM MACBETH 141
14. CHAPTER 9. THE MUSICO-DRAMATIC CONCEPTION OF GLUCK'S ALCESTE (1767) 153
15. CHAPTER 10. NOTES ON BELLINI'S POETICS: APROPOS OF "I PURITANI" 162
16. CHAPTER 11. BELLINI AND PAISIELLO: FURTHER DOCUMENTS ON THE BIRTH OF "I PURITANI" 176