1123 Verdi: King for a Day

King for a Day is an operatic melodrama in two acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto written in 1818 by Felice Romani.  “King for a Day” was given its premiere performance at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 5 September 1840. After the success of his first opera, Oberto in 1839, Verdi received a commission from La Scala impresario Merelli to write three more operas. King for a Day was first of the three, but he wrote the piece during a period when first his children and then his wife died and its failure in 1840 caused the young composer to almost abandon opera. It was not until he was enticed to write the music for the existing libretto of what became Nabucco that Verdi restarted his career. Please click on the link below to support Classical Music Discoveries.  Your kind donation of ANY amount is greatly appreciated! You can purchase our recordings by visiting our online store at: www.ClassicalRecordings.co  The new CMD Portable Digital Recording System was designed specifically for Classical Music Discoveries for recording classical music. This system is also used by the CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice, the Southwest Symphony Orchestra and the CMD Philharmonic Orchestra of Paris. To learn more about this system please click HERE. Show your support for Classical Music Discoveries by becoming a Friend!Click HERE to become a Friend of Classical Music Discoveries  Our Sponsors: La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Southwest Symphony OrchestraDennis Loeffel - Classical Essential Series Advertisers in this show are: Advertise on CMD for Only $5! Southwest Symphony OrchestraLa Musica International Chamber Music FestivalClassical Recordings StoreA FREE Gift for Our Listeners Sousa Fundraising - please donate $1 today!  Play My MusicOur next edition of Play My Music broadcasts in August 2015.To have your music played on this show, please visit our submission site below: CMDPlayMyMusic.com