Verdi, Giuseppe

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• Verdi, Giuseppe — ▪ Italian composer Introduction in full  Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi   born October 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma [Italy] died January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy  leading Italian composer of opera in the 19th century, noted …   Universalium

• Verdi, Giuseppe — (1813–1901)    Born near Parma, Verdi’s early musical and private life was characterized by setbacks. His attempt to enter the conservatory at Milan in 1832 was rebuffed on the grounds of his excessive age and insufficient piano technique.… …   Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

• Verdi,Giuseppe — Ver·di (vârʹdē), Giuseppe. 1813 1901. Italian composer of operas, including La Traviata (1853), Aïda (1871), and Otello (1887). He is credited with raising Italian opera to its fullest artistic form. * * * …   Universalium

• Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunato Francesco) — born Oct. 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma died Jan. 27, 1901, Milan, Italy Italian composer. He was the son of an innkeeper, and he showed talent early. While earning a living as an organist, he began to write operas in Milan;… …   Universalium

• Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunato Francesco) — (9/10 oct. 1813, Roncole, cerca de Busseto, ducado de Parma–27 ene. 1901, Milán, Italia). Compositor italiano. Hijo de un hospedero, mostró su talento a temprana edad. Comenzó a componer óperas en Milán, mientras se ganaba el sustento como… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Verdi, Giuseppe — ► (1813 1901) Compositor italiano. En 1851, con Rigoletto, inició la mejor época de su carrera: Il trovatore, La Traviata, Don Carlos, Aida, obras todas ellas muy celebradas. En sus dos últimas obras, Otello (1886) y Falstaff (1893), fueron… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Verdi, Giuseppe — (9 or 10 October 1813, Roncole near Busseto, Italy – 27 January 1901, Milan)    The greatest composer of Italian opera in the 19th century contributed Quattro Pezzi Sacri ( Four Sacred Pieces, published 1898) and the great Requiem mass to the… …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• VERDI, GIUSEPPE —    Italian composer, born at Roncole, Parma; his musical talent was slow of recognition, but the appearance of his Lombardi and Ernani in 1843 44 established his repute, which was confirmed by Rigoletto in 1851 and Il Trovatore and La Traviata in …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Verdi, Giuseppe —  (1813–1901) Italian opera composer …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi — Giuseppe Verdi Pour les articles homonymes, voir Verdi (homonymie). Giuseppe Verdi …   Wikipédia en Français