Author: René Weis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198708548
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The story of Marie Duplessis, the woman who inspired Verdi's La traviata. A rags-to-riches fairytale, from rural poverty to Parisian stardom, which ended in tragedy but gave rise to some of the most heart-wrenching and lyrical music ever composed.