Giuseppe Verdi
Italian composer
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, Antonio Barezzi. Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1813, Le Roncole, Italy
Died: January 27, 1901 (age 87 years), Milan, Italy
Children: Icilio Romano Verdi and Virginia Maria Luigia Verdi
Parents: Carlo Giuseppe Verdi and Luigia Uttini
Siblings: Giuseppa Verdi
Spouse: Giuseppina Strepponi (m. 1859–1897) and Margherita Barezzi (m. 1836–1840)
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How many operas did Verdi write?
The central figure in Italian opera for much of the nineteenth century, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) wrote twenty-eight operas, nearly half of which have been staples of the international operatic repertoire since their first productions.
What language did Verdi speak?
At age 11, Verdi received schooling in Italian, Latin, the humanities, and rhetoric. By the time he was 12, he began lessons with Ferdinando Provesi, maestro di cappella at San Bartolomeo, director of the municipal music school and co-director of the local Società Filarmonica (Philharmonic Society).