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

Auguste Mayer (1805 - 1890)
Auguste Mayer
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Pierre Andrieu (1821 - 1892)
Pierre Andrieu
1821 - 1892
Thomas Daniell (1749 - 1840)
Thomas Daniell
1749 - 1840
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Richard Strauss
1864 - 1949
Richard William Hubbard (1816 - 1888)
Richard William Hubbard
1816 - 1888
Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802 - 1858)
Johann Moritz Rugendas
1802 - 1858
Johann Bernard Klombeck (1815 - 1893)
Johann Bernard Klombeck
1815 - 1893
Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818 - 1848)
Johan Thomas Lundbye
1818 - 1848
Martinus Kuytenbrouwer II (1821 - 1897)
Martinus Kuytenbrouwer II
1821 - 1897
Matthias Rudolf Toma (1792 - 1869)
Matthias Rudolf Toma
1792 - 1869
Johan Hendrik Louis Meijer (1809 - 1866)
Johan Hendrik Louis Meijer
1809 - 1866
John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828)
John Nost Sartorius
1759 - 1828
Charles-Edouard Calame (1815 - 1852)
Charles-Edouard Calame
1815 - 1852
James Hamilton (1819 - 1878)
James Hamilton
1819 - 1878
Wilhelm August Wrage (1861 - 1942)
Wilhelm August Wrage
1861 - 1942
Claude Sébastien Hugard de Latour (1818 - 1886)
Claude Sébastien Hugard de Latour
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