Maestro

Political intrigues, struggle against Austrian oppression, betrayals, tragedies, a love triangle, and a sea of magical music strung along the thread of historical events in 19th-century Italy.

She lived in the luxury of high society; her name never left the best opera-house posters. He was the son of a provincial innkeeper, with not a penny to his name. She belonged to one of the most powerful impresarios in Italian history. He was happily married to his patron’s daughter. He stood on the threshold of greatness and worldwide recognition. She got tangled up in dangerous games with her fate. And at that very moment, they met.

The composer and his muse—Giuseppe Verdi and Giuseppina Strepponi—each of whose lives is worthy of a separate book. An incredible, yet still real story of love, losses, successes, and falls on the way to the everlasting fame that time cannot erase.