Verdi's Shakespeare

<b><b>Look out for a new book from Garry Wills <i>What the Qur'an Meant</i> coming fall 2017.</b> <p/>Riveting . . . a double-barreled salvo that hits two bull's-eyes. --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><p>This dazzling study of the three operas that Giuseppe Verdi adapted from Shakespeare's plays takes readers on a wonderfully engaging journey through opera music literature history and the nature of genius. <i>Verdi's Shakespeare</i> explores the writing and staging of <i>Macbetto</i> (<i>Macbeth</i>) <i>Otello</i> (<i>Othello</i>) and <i>Falstaff</i> operas by Verdi an Italian composer who could not read a word of English but who adored Shakespeare. Delving into the fast-paced worlds of these men and the hands-on life of the stage that at once challenged them and gave flight to their brilliance Wills in his inimitable way illuminates the birth of artistic creation.</p>