Giuseppe Verdi have, uniquely in his oeuvre, heroines who are, in the opera critic Joseph Kerman's words, "women who come to grief because of sexual transgression, actual or perceived". Kerman, like the psychologist Gerald Mendelssohn, sees this choice of subjects as being influenced by Verdi's uneasy passion for Strepponi. Verdi and Strepponi moved into Sant'Agata on 1 May 1851. May also brought an offer for a new opera from La Fenice, which Verdi eventually realised as "La traviata". That was followed by an agreement with the Rome Opera company to present "Il trovatore" for January 1853. Verdi now had sufficient earnings to
La Dame aux poupées in the lives of her dolls. La Dame aux poupées La Dame aux poupées (English release title: "The Doll Lady") is a 1996 documentary film by Quebec film director and producer Denys Desjardins. Offering a candid glimpse into her reality, a tailored universe she shares with over 400 dolls displayed in her two-story cottage, to know Mrs. Boudreault is to know her dolls. Her "children" give her free rein to dream and explore her fantasies, a gift some of her entourage liken to a folly. Unwilling to abandon a world that brings her joy in her last days, the key