{"product_id":"verdi-with-a-vengeance-isbn-9780375705182","title":"Verdi With a Vengeance","description":"Everything you could possibly know about Verdi and his operas, from the brilliant and humorous author of \u003cb\u003eWagner Without Fear\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to know why \u003cb\u003eLa traviata\u003c\/b\u003e was actually a flop at its premiere in 1853, it's in here.  If you want to know why claiming to have heard Bjorling's Chicago performance of \u003cb\u003e Il trovatore\u003c\/b\u003e is the classic opera fan faux pas, it's in here.  Even if you just want to know how to pronounce Aida, or what the plot of \u003cb\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/b\u003e is all about, this is the place to look.  From the composer's intense hatred of priests to synopses of the operas and a detailed discography of the best recordings to buy, it can all be found in \u003cb\u003eVerdi with a Vengeance\u003c\/b\u003e.  William Berger has given another improbable performance, serving up a book as thorough as it is funny and as original as it is astute, an utterly indispensable guide for novice and expert alike.Praise for William Berger's \u003cb\u003eWagner Without Fear\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An engaging guide.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Witty, knowledgeable, iconoclastic, and emphatically nonacademic...with a down-to-earth, gossipy approach that belies a keen intelligence.... Often outrageously funny.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Berger lives in New York City.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303493685477,"sku":"NP9780375705182","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375705182.jpg?v=1767743416","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/verdi-with-a-vengeance-isbn-9780375705182","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}