Giuseppe Verdi
Italian opera composer (1813–1901)
- Fame88.1
- Momentum10.8
- Global rank#249
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Updated 2026-07-17
The man who turned Italian opera into national theater. Verdi's melodies became the soundtrack of a country fighting to exist, and a century after his death, his works still fill more opera houses than anyone else's.
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Born near Busseto to a family of moderate means on 9 or 10 October 1813, Verdi got his musical education through the patronage of a local merchant, Antonio Barezzi. He rose to dominate Italian opera after the era of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti, absorbing their influence while drawing on French grand opera. His early works, particularly the chorus "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco (1842), aligned him with the Risorgimento's push for Italian unification — he briefly served as an elected politician, though he remained intensely private and never courted popular movements. As success came, he scaled…
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- Requiem & Operatic Choruses1987
- Simon Boccanegra1986
- Attila1986
- Il trovatore (Highlights)1986
- Bel Canto Arias1986
- Aida: Highlights1985
- Beverly Sills Sings Verdi1985
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Stable88.1
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Momentum10.8
Historical26.6
Now attention40.4
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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