Verdi created 28 works for the musical stage, from his fledgling Oberto of 1839 (after it's La Scala premiere the impresario Bartolomeo Merelli commissioned him to compose no fewer than three further operas) all the way to Falstaff of 1893. Verdi thus wrote half a century of opera history. This is also reflected in the arias that Ludovic Tezier has chosen for his debut album at Sony Classical. They begin with early works from what Verdi himself called his Inchyears in the galleysInch, such as Nabucco (1842) and Ernani (1844), his first collaboration with the librettist Francesco Maria Piave, who would later become so important to him. They then continue through the famous Inchbig threeInch that finally brought him worldwide fame - Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore and La Traviata (both 1853) - and come to an end with the late masterpieces Otello (1887) and Falstaff. Album Tracks 1. La Forza Del Destino, Act III, Scene 2 Morir! Tremenda Cosa 2. Don Carlos, Act IV, Scene 2 Carlos, Ecoute 3. Ernani, Act III, Scene 2 Gran Dio! Costor Sui Sepolcrali Marmi 4. Ernani, Act II, Scene 10 Vieni Meco, Sol Di Rose 5. Falstaff, Act II, Scene 1 E Sogno? O Realta? 6. Il Trovatore, Act II, Scene 2 Tutto E Deserto 7. La Traviata, Act II, Scene 1 Di Provenza Il Mar, Il Suol 8. MacBeth, Act IV, Scnene 5 Perfidi! All'anglo Contro Me V'unite!... Pieta, Rispetto, Amore 9. Nabucco, Act IV, Scene 1 Dio Di Giuda! 10. Otello, Act II, Scene 2 Credo in Un Dio Crudel 11. Rigoletto, Act II, Scene 2 Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata 12. Un Ballo in Maschera, Act I, Scene 1 Alla Vita Che T'arride 13. Un Ballo in Maschera, Act III, Scene 1 Alzati! la Tuo Figlio... Eri Tu Che MacCiavi Quell'anima 14. Don Carlo, Act IV, Scene 2 O Carlo, Ascolta