Giuseppe Verdi
Born: 10th October 1813, Le Roncole
Died: 27th January 1901, Milan
Nationality: Italian
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, whose works significantly influenced him.
In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician.
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Recording of the Week,
Ludovic Tézier sings Verdi
The French baritone is on spine-tingling form in a high-octane programme of arias from operas including La forza del destino, Otello, Don Carlos, and Falstaff.
Interview,
Michael Fabiano on Donizetti and Verdi
The charismatic American tenor talks to Katherine about his debut solo recording on Pentatone, centring on two composers who have played a pivotal role in his career to date.
Popular Genres: Verdi
Orchestral
Chamber
Opera
Vocal
Choral
Popular Works: Verdi
- Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) (54)
- Aida (124)
- Anvil Chorus (from Il Trovatore) (65)
- Ave Maria (from Otello) (45)
- Ave Maria (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) (44)
- Caro nome (from Rigoletto) (67)
- Celeste Aida (from Aida) (90)
- Di Provenza il mar (from La Traviata) (44)
- Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) (64)
- Don Carlo (56)
- È strano! è strano!...Ah! fors è lui...Sempre libera (from La Traviata) (64)
- Falstaff (70)
- I vespri siciliani Overture (47)
- Il Trovatore (112)
- La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) (183)
- La forza del destino (58)
- La forza del destino Overture (100)
- La Traviata (157)
- La traviata: Prelude to Act 1 (49)
- Laudi alla Vergine Maria (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) (47)
- Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) (69)
- Macbeth (66)
- Nabucco (44)
- Nabucco Overture (45)
- Otello (77)
- Pace, pace mio Dio! (from La forza del destino) (85)
- Quando le sere al placido (from Luisa Miller) (56)
- Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) (69)
- Requiem (159)
- Rigoletto (115)
- Rigoletto: Act 3 (71)
- Ritorna vincitor! (from Aida) (66)
- Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) (59)
- Simon Boccanegra (46)
- String Quartet in E minor (48)
- Tacea la notte (from Il Trovatore) (43)
- Te Deum (from Quattro Pezzi Sacri) (49)
- Tu che le vanità (from Don Carlo) (47)
- Un ballo in maschera (73)
- Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) (91)
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