An Examination of the "Italo-German" relationship as Part of a Synthetic Account of Verdi's Operas

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Opera studies, which have a relatively short history, have recently achieved, particularly in some advanced countries, remarkable development. In Japan, however, opera is still so little studied that even Verdi, one of the most representative opera composers, hasn't become the object of academic interest yet. In order to correct this situation, the present researcher attempted a full-scale approach to the operatic works of Verdi from the perspective of the 'Italo-German relationship' based on the knowledge of German literature and theatre studies he has acquired thus far. The results of this approach are reflected to a certain extent in some papers published during this research period. Furthermore the completion of a comprehensive account of the present subject is now making great progress.