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Giuseppe Verdi
artist

Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi is a classical artist from Italy. 118 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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118
Releases
1952–1952
Active years
1901
Died

Discography

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The Liszt Collection cover

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The Liszt Collection

2011 · 25 tracks

Live & compilations

7

Appears on

9

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28

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2

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Giuseppe Verdi at a glance

Born in
Le Roncole
From
Kingdom of Italy
Active since
1830
Instruments
piano
Member of
Académie des beaux-arts, Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Former spouse
Margherita Barezzi (1836–1840), Giuseppina Strepponi (1859–1897)
Children
Maria Carrara Verdi

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Born 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. Some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture – such as "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, "Va, pensiero" (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (The Drinking Song) from La traviata and the "Grand March" from Aida. Verdi was born the son of Carlo Giuseppe Verdi and Luigia Uttini in Le Roncole, a village near Busseto, then in the Département Taro which was a part of the First French Empire after the annexation of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza. The baptismal register, on 11 October lists him as being "born yesterday", but since days were often considered to begin at sunset, this could have meant either 9 or 10 October. The next day, he was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin as Joseph Fortuninus Franciscus. The day after that (Tuesday), Verdi's father took his newborn the three miles to Busseto, where the baby was recorded as Joseph Fortunin François; the clerk wrote in French. "So it happened that for the civil and temporal world Verdi was born a Frenchman."

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When he was still a child, Verdi's parents moved from Le Roncole to Busseto, where the future composer's education was greatly facilitated by visits to the large library belonging to the local Jesuit school. Also in Busseto, Verdi was given his first lessons in composition. Verdi went to Milan when he was twenty to continue his studies. He took private lessons in counterpoint while attending operatic performances, as well as concerts of, specifically, German music. Milan's beaumonde association convinced him that he should pursue a career as a theatre composer. During the mid-1830s, he attended the Salotto Maffei salons in Milan, hosted by Clara Maffei. Returning to Busseto, he became the town music master and, with the support of Antonio Barezzi, a local merchant and music lover who had long supported Verdi's musical ambitions in Milan, Verdi gave his first public performance at Barezzi's home in 1830. Because he loved Verdi's music, Barezzi invited Verdi to be his daughter Margherita's music teacher, and the two soon fell deeply in love. They were married on 4 May 1836 and Margherita gave birth to two children, Virginia Maria Luigia (26 March 1837 – 12 August 1838) and Icilio Romano (11 July 1838 – 22 October 1839). Both died in infancy while Verdi was working on his first opera and, shortly afterwards, Margherita died of encephalitis on 18 June 1840, aged only 26. Verdi adored his wife and children, and he was devastated by their deaths.

Giuseppe Verdi in brief

How many Giuseppe Verdi releases are on Riffiter?
118 releases are catalogued, spanning 1952 to 2025.
What genre is Giuseppe Verdi?
Giuseppe Verdi is catalogued under Classical, Opera.
What is the most recent Giuseppe Verdi release on Riffiter?
The Lost Concert (Live at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, 1995), released in 2025.
Does Giuseppe Verdi have children?
Maria Carrara Verdi is a child of Giuseppe Verdi on public record.

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