Giuseppe Verdi by Michael A. Dzbenski https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2018-03-08 17:02:14 UTC 2024-11-19 00:52:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png 1813-1901 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310534901 2018-12-03 17:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310534901 Known As https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310534988  Italian opera composer during the 19th century]]> 2018-12-03 17:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310534988 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310535604 2018-12-03 17:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310535604 Born https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310536260 October 9th, 1813 in Roncole Italy]]> 2018-12-03 17:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310536260 Works https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310536264 Oberto (1839), Ernani (1844), Macbeth (1847), Rigoletto (1851), Don Carlo (1867)]]> 2018-12-03 17:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310536264 Died https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310537027  January 27th, 1901 in Milan Italy ]]> 2018-12-03 17:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310537027 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310537874 2018-12-03 17:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310537874 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538300 2018-12-03 17:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538300 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-_BhozB3JA https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538410 2018-12-03 17:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538410 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538767  ]]> 2018-12-03 17:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538767 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538827  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. ]]> 2018-12-03 17:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538827 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538828 2018-12-03 17:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538828 Early Childhood https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538907 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. ]]> 2018-12-03 17:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310538907 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 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310539176 2018-12-03 17:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310539176 Random Fact https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310539183 Not a whole lot of critics approved of his work]]> 2018-12-03 17:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310539183 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310539703 2018-12-03 17:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310539703 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310540230  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 ]]> 2018-12-03 17:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310540230 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310540286 2018-12-03 17:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310540286 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310540294 2018-12-03 17:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310540294 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UjZ5d9Q4xA https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310541410 2018-12-03 17:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310541410 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310542030 2018-12-03 17:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310542030 Childhood https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310543085 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.]]> 2018-12-03 17:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310543085 Hard Times https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310543831 His two  children ended up passing away in the years 1838 and 1839. His wife then also passed away in the year 1840.]]> 2018-12-03 17:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310543831 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310543843 2018-12-03 17:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310543843 Retirement https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310544639 Retired in the mid-1880's]]> 2018-12-03 17:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310544639 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310545525 2018-12-03 17:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310545525 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310545655 2018-12-03 17:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310545655 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310545725 2018-12-03 17:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310545725 Wrote a total of 28 operas https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310546100 2018-12-03 17:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310546100 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310546380 2018-12-03 17:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310546380 Marriage https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310546419 Married Margherita Barezzi after being hired to be her piano teacher and falling in love]]> 2018-12-03 17:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310546419 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpcQcLZRetQ https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310547232 2018-12-03 17:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310547232 Tchaikovsky suffered from depression and was a notorious hypochondriac. https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310547741 2018-12-03 17:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310547741 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310547886 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AssDQbaIP_I]]> 2018-12-03 17:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310547886 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! https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548083 2018-12-03 17:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548083 Tchaikovsky went from being the cream of music elite in Russia and basking in critical acclaim to six feet under in just nine days. https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548304 2018-12-03 17:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548304 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548308 Verdi is buried with his second wife in a house he founded for retired musicians.


]]> 2018-12-03 17:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548308 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548793 2018-12-03 17:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310548793 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310549158 2018-12-03 17:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310549158 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310549362 2018-12-03 17:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310549362 String Quartet in E Minor https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310550320 First performed his only quartet for 7 or 8 people in his hotel room]]> 2018-12-03 17:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310550320 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310551038 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.

]]> 2018-12-03 17:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310551038 Food https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310551542 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]]> 2018-12-03 17:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310551542 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310551730 2018-12-03 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310551730 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310552365 His funeral was attended by more people than any event in the history of Italy.

]]> 2018-12-03 17:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310552365 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310554095 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).]]> 2018-12-03 17:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310554095 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310554238 Giuseppe's first performance was 
Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio ]]> 2018-12-03 17:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310554238 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310554666 2018-12-03 17:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310554666 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310555869 2018-12-03 18:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310555869 Music Style https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557187 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. ]]> 2018-12-03 18:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557187 https://youtu.be/AssDQbaIP_I https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557294 2018-12-03 18:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557294 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557552 https://youtu.be/5UjZ5d9Q4xA]]> 2018-12-03 18:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557552 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557944 https://youtu.be/GRxofEmo3HA]]> 2018-12-03 18:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310557944 https://youtu.be/-makbMak7co https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310558233 2018-12-03 18:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310558233 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310558614  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 ]]> 2018-12-03 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310558614 Italian opera hero and national figure https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559126 2018-12-03 18:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559126 Famous in America https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559682 2018-12-03 18:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559682 Had a patron giving him the money$$$ https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559789 2018-12-03 18:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559789 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559936 2018-12-03 18:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310559936 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310560704 2018-12-03 18:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310560704 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310688046 Giuseppe Verdi]]> 2018-12-03 22:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310688046 After being rejected from the Milan Conservatory due to age, Verdi began studying under Vincezno Lavigna https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310688541 2018-12-03 23:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310688541 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310689028 In 1833, Verdi made a living by both composing and being an organist]]> 2018-12-03 23:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310689028 His operas move rapidly, and are known for showing off the talents of both the orchestra and the singers https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310689979 2018-12-03 23:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310689979 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310690813 Verdi - Aida - Grand March

]]> 2018-12-03 23:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/310690813 https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/311115482 Giuseppe enjoyed educating himself at the large library belonging to the local Jesuit school in Busseto. He also received his first lessons in composition.]]> 2018-12-04 19:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michaeldz/vqvqr8cpiz1v/wish/311115482