Giuseppe

Verdi
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 Table of Contents

01
INTRODUCTION
02
KNOWING VERDI
03
BACKGROUND

04
TWIGHLIGHT
05
HISTORY
06WORKS

07
SHORT QUIZ
Introduction
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January
1901) 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, Vincenzo
Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti,
whose works significantly influenced
him.
Who is Verdi?

FAMILY

His mother is Luigia Uttini and his father is Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi. Margherita Barezzi is Verdi's first wife
and they have a children named Virginia Maria and Icillo
Romano. After his wife died, he had a second wife
named Giuseppina Stropponi and had a three child.

PERSONALITY

Giuseppe Verdi was pretty reserved and had an

obscure and introverted personality. However, it is
known that he had a penchant for the culinary
traditions of his land, one of which, the Spalla Cotta
di San Secondo. He loved it so much so that he
wrote his own recipe and sent it to the Ricordi
family.
Background
 01
When Verdi died in 1901 he
was admired, revered, and
acknowledged as probably the
greatest composer Italy had
ever produced. His works had
almost completely
monopolized the Italian
operatic scene for most of the
nineteenth century, and many
lesser composers rushed to fill
the void left by his death.
Many composed in a style
reminiscent of Verdi's final
operas (particularly Otello), a
style that was to influence the
emerging verismo school of
Italian opera and which led
directly to the works of
Giacomo Puccini.
02
When he died at the age
of 87, two hundred
thousand people came to
pay homage. The
composer had instructed
that no music be played
at his funeral; however,
before the procession left
the cemetery, Arturo
Toscanini conducted a
mass choir which sang
his beloved "Va,
Pensiero" from
"Nabucco", which soon
spread throughout the
crowd.
 Twighlight
FIRST OPERA

Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's first

opera, Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio,
debuts in Milan. The premiere was held at La
Scala, Italy's most prestigious theater.

LAST OPERA

Verdi's last opera, "Falstaff", whose libretto,

also by Boito, was based on yet another
Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of
Windsor" and Victor Hugo's subsequent
translation, was an international success.
The score is labeled one of the supreme
comic operas and shows Verdi's genius as a
contrapuntist.
 History
01 02 03

Following studies in Milan, home

Italian Parliament described
He showed early promise as to the famous La Scala opera
house, Verdi made his earliest Giuseppe Verdi as one of the
a church organist at the age
attempts at writing operas. But it highest expressions of the
of 7 before beginning his was the premiere of Nabucco at national genius. Verdi's musical is
formal musical trainjng at La Scala, with its celebrated
chorus of the Hebrew slaves, 'Va
known for simple and direst
the age of 12.
pensiero', that catapulted him to harmonic language.
national fame.
 Works
COMPOSITIONS

“Aida” • “Don Carlos” • “Ernani” • “Falstaff” •

“Il trovatore” • “La battaglia di Legnano” • “La
traviata” • “Nabucco” • “Oberto, conte de San
Bonifacio” • “Otello” • “Quattro pezzi sacri” •
“Requiem” • “Rigoletto” • “Simon Boccanegra”
• “The Force of Destiny” • “The Sicilian
Vespers” • “Un ballo in maschera” • “Un
giorno di regno”

NEXT COMPOSITION

After he performed Oberto back in 1839, his

next composition was Un Giorno di Regno
and it got published in in 1840.
Quiz
WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE

1. What is Verdi's full name?

2. When was Verdi's born?
3. Where was Verdi's born?
4. What is Verdi's mother's name?
5. What is his father's name?
6. When did Verdi start showing interest in music?
7. What was Verdi's first successful opera?
8. How many operas did Verdi compose in his
lifetime?
9. At what age did Verdi died?
10. What does Italian Parliament described Giuseppe
Verdi?
Quiz
WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE

11. When does Verdi died?

12. Give one of Verdi's notable work
13. What was Verdi's musical known for?
14. After he performed Oberto back in 1839, what
was his next composition?
15. What year was Un Giorno di regno got published?
16. Who was his first wife?
17. Who was his second wife?
18. He was an ordinary person but mostly of his
listener was?
19 How many children did he have with his first wife?
20. What was Verdi's personality?
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