Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) - photo 1

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi, full name Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, was an Italian opera composer.

The son of a village innkeeper, Giuseppe showed musical talent very early, already playing the organ in church by the age of nine. He studied music in Milan, taught, and in March 1839 staged his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio" at La Scala. In 1842 Verdi's opera "Nabucco" was a great success, passing through all the major theaters of Europe.

Verdi wrote a total of 26 operas during his career, the most famous of which are Rigoletto (1851), Trovatore (1853), La Traviata (1853), Don Carlos (1867), Aida (1871), Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893).

In 1873, Giuseppe Verdi decided to retire from the world of opera. He settled in Sant'Agata, where he became a large landowner and a very wealthy man due to his tireless work in agriculture, he also financed large charitable organizations.

Verdi took a break from these activities for his opera Otello, but after a successful tour of Europe with it, he retreated again to Sant'Agata. The work of Giuseppe Verdi is one of the greatest achievements of world opera art. Many generations of opera lovers still enjoy the composer's brilliant works.

Date and place of birt:10 october 1813, Busseto, Italy
Date and place of death:27 january 1901, Milan, Italy
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Composer
Art style:Romanticism

Creators Romanticism

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836 - 1893)
John Atkinson Grimshaw
1836 - 1893
Henri-Joseph van Blarenberghe (1741 - 1826)
Henri-Joseph van Blarenberghe
1741 - 1826
Eugène Deshayes (1828 - 1890)
Eugène Deshayes
1828 - 1890
Jan Nepomucen Glovatsky (1802 - 1847)
Jan Nepomucen Glovatsky
1802 - 1847
Éloi-Noël Bouvard (1875 - 1957)
Éloi-Noël Bouvard
1875 - 1957
Achille Vertunni (1826 - 1897)
Achille Vertunni
1826 - 1897
Charles Wilson Peel (1741 - 1827)
Charles Wilson Peel
1741 - 1827
Peter Francis Bourgeois (1753 - 1811)
Peter Francis Bourgeois
1753 - 1811
Jean Gerard (XIX century - ?)
Jean Gerard
XIX century - ?
Francis Swaine (1725 - 1782)
Francis Swaine
1725 - 1782
Raden Saleh (1811 - 1880)
Raden Saleh
1811 - 1880
Julius Hübner II (1842 - 1874)
Julius Hübner II
1842 - 1874
Alexander Kalam (1810 - 1864)
Alexander Kalam
1810 - 1864
Wilhelm Porttmann (1819 - 1893)
Wilhelm Porttmann
1819 - 1893
Johann Joseph Geisser (1824 - 1894)
Johann Joseph Geisser
1824 - 1894
Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Oswald Walters Brierly
1817 - 1894