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Giuseppe enjoyed educating himself at the large library belonging to the local Jesuit school in Busseto. He also received his first lessons in composition.

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Verdi - Aida - Grand March

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His operas move rapidly, and are known for showing off the talents of both the orchestra and the singers

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His operas move rapidly, and are known for showing off the talents of both the orchestra and the singers

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In 1833, Verdi made a living by both composing and being an organist

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After being rejected from the Milan Conservatory due to age, Verdi began studying under Vincezno Lavigna

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After being rejected from the Milan Conservatory due to age, Verdi began studying under Vincezno Lavigna

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Giuseppe Verdi

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Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto - Pavarotti, Gruberova, Wixell - Chailly

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Angela Gheorghiu - Verdi's Requiem: Libera me

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The prima donna who created Abigaille in Nabucco, Giuseppina Strepponi, who also had helped Verdi as early as 1839 with Oberto, ultimately became his second wife

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https://youtu.be/GRxofEmo3HA

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https://youtu.be/5UjZ5d9Q4xA

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Used familiar tunes in his music. He wrote the music for the people and not the critics. That's why his music was so popular even though critics didn't particularly enjoy it.

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He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem(1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893).

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His funeral was attended by more people than any event in the history of Italy.

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Very big fan of Italian food, favorite food was a pork product called "Spalla Cotta Di San Secundo" and he would send this to his friends as a gift

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He is a national hero in Italy. This is partly due to his Va, Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) which became a song to help bring Italy together at the time it was written.

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First performed his only quartet for 7 or 8 people in his hotel room

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Giuseppe Verdi - Aida - Marcia Trionfale (Triumphal March)

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Giuseppe Verdi - People - Royal Opera House

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Verdi's letters reveal a man of uncompromising integrity. He was intimately involved with every stage of his operas' creation, often writing nearly as much of the libretto as his chosen librettist. All his operas exhibit a sophisticated development of Italian opera conventions, used to further his incisive character portraits.

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 Tchaikovsky went from being the cream of music elite in Russia and basking in critical acclaim to six feet under in just nine days.

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 Tchaikovsky went from being the cream of music elite in Russia and basking in critical acclaim to six feet under in just nine days.

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Verdi is buried with his second wife in a house he founded for retired musicians.

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He thought his head was going to fall off while he was conducting. Literally – he even held his head up with one hand while in front of the orchestra!

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He thought his head was going to fall off while he was conducting. Literally – he even held his head up with one hand while in front of the orchestra!

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Tchaikovsky suffered from depression and was a notorious hypochondriac.

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Tchaikovsky suffered from depression and was a notorious hypochondriac.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AssDQbaIP_I

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Married Margherita Barezzi after being hired to be her piano teacher and falling in love

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Guiseppe Verdi: Attila - Opera in three acts (HD 1080p)

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Retired in the mid-1880's

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His two  children ended up passing away in the years 1838 and 1839. His wife then also passed away in the year 1840.

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Verdi produced many successful operas, including La Traviata, Falstaff and Aida, and became known for his skill in creating melody and his profound use of theatrical effect

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Giuseppe's first performance was
Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio

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Served in local church choir and began taking organ lessons at the age of seven. At thirteen years old he acted as a replacement in a public event in his hometown with great success and earned local recognition for his music.

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Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlo - (Don Carlos) - Complete Opera - 432 Hz.

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Not a whole lot of critics approved of his work

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He was Italian, had two kids, and his operas are what people imagine operas to be lots of emotion, lots of women singing very loud and high, and lots of main characters dying at the end

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He was Italian, had two kids, and his operas are what people imagine operas to be lots of emotion, lots of women singing very loud and high, and lots of main characters dying at the end

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Verdi grew up in a small village of about 4,000  inhabitants. He grew up on a small farm and his father gave Verdi the best education that he could growing up. He showed great musical talent from a very young age. By the age of nine he would play the organ for his church.

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Verdi got his start in Italy's music industry in 1833, when he was hired as a conductor at the Philharmonic Society in Busseto. In addition to composing, he made a living as an organist around this time. Three years later, in 1836, Verdi wed Margherita Barezzi, the daughter of a friend, Antonio Barezzi.

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January 27th, 1901 in Milan Italy

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Italian opera composer during the 19th century

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October 9th, 1813 in Roncole Italy

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Oberto (1839), Ernani (1844), Macbeth (1847), Rigoletto (1851), Don Carlo (1867)