The Italien Guiseppe Verdi was born near Busseto, Roncole, Parma on October 10,1813 and was one of the few composers whose genius was recognized while he as still alive. His reputation as the greatest of all Italian opera composers is beyond dispute.
It was the same year that the Great German Richard Wagner was born - a remarkable parallel to the year 1685 when Bach and Händel have been born.
Verdi started to work as clerk for the trader Antonio Barezzi. Barezzi, a great music lover, made it possible for Verdi to get a grant and scholarship.
Verdi studied also under a Milan Scala's music conductor and was lucky to get theatre practice. In 1835, Verdi became an organ musician. he later became a music conductor in his native town Bussett.
His first opera "Oberto" (1839) received a favorably appreciation. In 1840, Verdi composed his second "opera comique" ("Un Giorno de Rigno") - for him an objectionable work: during the composition period Verdi's wife and two children passed away.
Verdi didn't like to compose operas anymore, but when he read another songbook, his phantasm has been fulfilled with the composition of "Nabucco" (1842): "Fly my thought on golden wings!" Verdi received the name of honor "Maestro della rivoluzione italiana".
More operas followed: "I Lombardi" (1843), "Emani" (1844), Macbeth" (1847, after a drama by Shakespeare), and "Luisa Miller" (1849).
The operas "Rigoletto" (1851), "Il Travatore" (1853) and "La Traviata" (also 1853) remained as a grip musical three-constellation. "La Donna e Mobile" became Verdi's most popular opera song.
"Aida" (1871), "Othello" (1887) and "Falstaff" (1893) followed. Verdi belonged to one of the most blessed opera composers, while other music works of him never reached the same immense popularity.
Verdi passed away in Milan on January 27, 1901.
