TY  - BOOK
AU  - Servadio,Gaia
TI  -  The real traviata : : the biography of Giuseppina Strepponi, wife of Giuseppe Verdi 
SN  - 0340617187
AV  - ML420.S92  S45 1995
U1  - 782.1092 20
PY  - 1995///,©1994
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder and Stoughton
KW  - Strepponi, Giuseppina,
KW  - Verdi, Giuseppe,
KW  - Singers
KW  - Italy
KW  - Biography
N1  - "A Sceptre Book."; Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -