The Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, the composer’s hometown, opened in 1868 with two of Verdi’s own compositions. Photograph by Giorgio Allegretti, Age Fotostock Twenty of his 30 operatic ...

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English!) was an Italian composer who dominated the Italian opera scene in the late 19th Century. Verdi's first opera – 'Oberto', written in 1839 – was a big ...

If theater-goers are left to wonder whether Iago hates Otello because he is a racist or because he was skipped for promotion, opera patrons are rewarded with his aria.

No other composer of Italian opera has managed to match the popularity of Verdi. He told epic stories in a way that immediately appealed to the public with memorable, hummable tunes and lots of drama.

Verdi’s Nabucco, and especially its chorus Va’, Pensiero, has been long associated with Risorgimento and is still today a ...

Verdi's Requiem is the most popular of all masses for the dead. Part drama, part despair, part introspection, part redemption, this is the work of a composer well versed in writing for the stage. A ...

Giuseppe Verdi, one of the greatest musicians in history ... After the death of two sons who were widows, the composer created Nabucco. In a series of events after completing her studies and ...

Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home ...

By coincidence, the initials V-E-R-D-I stood for ‘Vittorio Emmanuel, Re D’Italia’ and everywhere, all over Italy, the composer’s name/political slogan was to be seen. The cries of ‘Viva Verdi’ could ...

Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home ...