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He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata.
- List of Compositions by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi. The following is a list of published...
- Falstaff
Falstaff (Italian pronunciation:) is a comic opera in three...
- Requiem
The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic...
- Teresa Stolz
Teresa Stolz (born Tereza Stolzová; 2 June 1834 – 23 August...
- La Traviata
La traviata (Italian pronunciation: [la traˈvjaːta]; The...
- Giovanni Boldini
Giovanni Boldini (31 December 1842 – 11 January 1931) was an...
- Il Trovatore
Il trovatore ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by...
- List of Compositions by Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.
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- 11 March 1851, La Fenice, Venice
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Both based on Shakespearean subjects, the results are widely regarded as Verdi's greatest triumphs, the tragedy "Otello" and the comedy "Falstaff", (based on "The Merry Wives of Windsor,"). When Verdi died in 1901 he was admired, revered, and acknowledged as probably the greatest composer Italy had ever produced.
He surprised the musical world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida (1871), with three late masterpieces: his Requiem (1874), and the operas Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893). His operas remain extremely popular, especially the three peaks of his 'middle period': Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata.
May 17, 2018 · With Verdi's last three operas, Don Carlos (1884), Otello (1887), and Falstaff (1893), Italian opera reached its greatest heights. Among other compositions are several sacred choral works, including the Requiem (1874). *Verdi, Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco)* (b Le Roncole, nr. Busseto, Parma, 1813; d Milan, 1901).
Verdi appeared on the operatic scene just as the Italian bel canto tradition of Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Donizetti, in the quarter-century from about 1815 to 1845, entered its waning phase. He transformed it and dominated Italian opera alone for another 30 years.
