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Title: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi


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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
  • October 9 or 10, 1813 January 27, 1901

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Bio
  • Born in Italy
  • When he showed early talent, a music-loving
    grocer paid for his music education.
  • Verdi was one of the greatest opera composers who
    ever lived, and one of the few composers to die
    rich and famous!

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Political Climate of the Day
  • Back then, Italy was not a united country, and a
    lot of it was under Austrian rule. Nabucco, one
    of the earliest operas that Verdi wrote, included
    a chorus of Hebrew slaves longing for their
    country "so beautiful and lost." Italians latched
    onto Verdi's "Chorus of Hebrew Slaves" as an
    unofficial anthem for a nation that wasnt even
    born yet.

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Political Climate of the Day
  • Verdi and his music became part of the Italian
    struggle for independence. Even his name became a
    political statement. The letters V-E-R-D-I are
    the first letters of the phrase "Vittorio
    Emanuele, Rei D'Italia," which translates to
    "Victor Emanuel, King of Italy."

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Political Climate of the Day
  • Victor Emanuel was the man Italians wanted to be
    their ruler. When Italians shouted "Viva Verdi
    (long live Verdi)!" their Austrian rulers didn't
    know that they were talking politics, not opera,
    because the Austrians knew how much the Italians
    loved opera.
  • http//www.classicsforkids.com/composers/bio.asp?i
    d60

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Famous Operas
  • Rigoletto La donna è mobile
  • Premiered on March 11, 1851, Venice (Italy)
  • Andrea Bocelli sings http//www.youtube.com/watch?
    vDNu4O6bL2Ao
  • La Traviata
  • Premiered in Venice in 1853
  • One of the most produced operas of all time
  • The original premiere of the work was initially
    considered a fiasco by Verdi himself.
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