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Verdian, a. and n.|ˈvɛːdɪən| [f. the name of Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), Italian composer + -an.] A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Verdi or his music. B. n. An admirer of Verdi; a (skilled) exponent of his music.
1947A. Einstein Mus. Romantic Era xvi. 284 One should not think that Otello..became..a drama with music. It remained Italian opera, Verdian opera, which preserves almost completely its connection with the composer's earlier work. 1962Listener 21 June 1091/2 An opera in a broad Verdian style brought up to date. 1976Gramophone Aug. 334/1 Bergonzi is much the more stylistically correct Verdian. 1977Times 20 Dec. 10/5 The Verdians cannot get out of it by saying that Beethoven was the greater genius. Of course he was. 1978Times 10 Oct. 9/4 A noted Verdian and a remarkable Violetta..Miss Sass was perhaps ill-advised to begin her first London recital with Schumann. 1980Daily Tel. 4 June 15/2 [Its] moral and imaginative qualities..have always endeared it to dedicated Verdians. Ibid. 15/4 His direction growing in authentically Verdian conviction. |