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008			190924b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
015			_2bnb _aGB95T1970
020			_a0340617187
020			_a9780340617182
035			_aocn846587926
035			_a(OCoLC)846587926
040			_aWhitaker _beng _cCUD _dOCLCQ _dOCLCO _dJHP _dAMPA
050			_aML420.S92 _bS45 1995
082	0	4	_220 _a782.1092 _bSTR
100	1		_aServadio, Gaia, _d1938- _eauthor
245	1	4	_a The real traviata : _bthe biography of Giuseppina Strepponi, wife of Giuseppe Verdi / _cGaia Servadio.
260			_aLondon : _bHodder and Stoughton, _c1995,©1994.
300			_ax, 290 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., ports. ; _c20 cm.
500			_a"A Sceptre Book."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_tIntroduction -- _t1 Lodi's Werther -- _t2 Agents, lovers, and impresarios -- _t3 Primadonna assoluta -- _t4 The encounter of her life -- _t5 Farewell to the stage -- _t6 The romantic agony -- _t7 A genius observed -- _t8 A respectable lady -- _t9 Enter Stolz -- _t10 Betrayals -- _tEpilogue.
520			_a"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
600	1	0	_aStrepponi, Giuseppina, _d1815-1897
600	1	0	_aVerdi, Giuseppe, _d1813-1901
650		0	_aSingers _zItaly _vBiography.
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