VERDI "INVENT THE TRUTH" – BR-KLASSIK 3CD 900904 Giuseppe Verdi, the son of an innkeeper from a poor village in the Po Valley, was a "self-made man". At the age of 26 he produced his first opera at La Scala in Milan, at 35 he became a landowner, and at 48 he was a member of parliament. This audio biography describes Verdi's life in the exciting worlds of the stage, agriculture, music and politics. HANS JÜRGEN STOCKERL Giuseppe Verdi
