George Jones - Whos Gonna Fill Their Shoes

In 1861, commissioned by St. Petersburg. Mariinsky Theater V. wrote the opera “The Force of Fate” (2nd ed. 1869) and in connection with her post. twice visited USA (1861, 1862). Despite the huge popularity of V. in USA, the opera was not successful. J. Verdi.Excerpt from the quartet of the 3rd act of the opera Rigoletto. Autograph. It showed flaws inherent in some of his operas of the 40-50s, in particular, the complexity and complexity of intrigue, melodramatism. K means most. V.'s creations belong to the opera Don Carlos (based on the same drama by F. Schiller), in which the gloomy essence of Catholicism and the Inquisition is exposed.