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

Ozias Humphry (1742 - 1810)
Ozias Humphry
1742 - 1810
Dominique Rozier (1840 - 1901)
Dominique Rozier
1840 - 1901
Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
Rudolf Hausleithner (1840 - 1918)
Rudolf Hausleithner
1840 - 1918
Joseph Vincent Gibson (1829 - 1913)
Joseph Vincent Gibson
1829 - 1913
Adalbert Stifter (1805 - 1868)
Adalbert Stifter
1805 - 1868
McDonald Clarke (1798 - 1842)
McDonald Clarke
1798 - 1842
Euphrosine Beernaert (1831 - 1901)
Euphrosine Beernaert
1831 - 1901
Jean-Joseph Bidauld (1758 - 1846)
Jean-Joseph Bidauld
1758 - 1846
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803 - 1860)
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
1803 - 1860
Edmond van Coppenolle (1846 - 1915)
Edmond van Coppenolle
1846 - 1915
Jean-Louis Delignon (1755 - 1820)
Jean-Louis Delignon
1755 - 1820
Gerardus Hendriks (1804 - 1859)
Gerardus Hendriks
1804 - 1859
Paul Delaroche (1797 - 1856)
Paul Delaroche
1797 - 1856
Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797 - 1861)
Samuel John Egbert Jones
1797 - 1861
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Hugo Wolf
1860 - 1903