Servadio, Gaia,   1938- <br/><br/>
The real traviata :   the biography of Giuseppina Strepponi, wife of Giuseppe Verdi / 
Gaia Servadio. 
 - London :  Hodder and Stoughton,  1995,©1994. 
 - x, 290 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., ports. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Sceptre Book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Introduction --  1 Lodi's Werther --   2 Agents, lovers, and impresarios --   3 Primadonna assoluta --   4 The encounter of her life --   5 Farewell to the stage --   6 The romantic agony --   7 A genius observed --   8 A respectable lady --   9 Enter Stolz --   10 Betrayals --  Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> "Giuseppina Strepponi was the most famous singer of her day when Giuseppe Verdi, then an unknown composer, wanted her to perform his work. They became lovers and eventually married, although she already had three illegitimate children. Their story, told here, is the stuff of grand opera." -- WorldCat 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0340617187 9780340617182 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB95T1970  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Strepponi, Giuseppina, 1815-1897 <br/>Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Singers--Italy--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML420.S92   / S45 1995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.1092  / STR