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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian composer best known for operas such as Rigoletto, La traviata, and Aida. Verdi is noted for his powerful scores and strong characters where anti-heroes lead the dramatic action through often complex...
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Giuseppe Verdi by Boldini
An 1886 pastel portrait by Giovanni Boldini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Italy)
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Giuseppe Verdi, 1899
An 1899 photograph taken by Pietro Tempestini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Taken at Montecatini Terme. (Archivio Storico Ricordi, Milan, Italy)
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Giuseppe Sapeto (1811-1895)
Giuseppe Sapeto (1811 - 1895). Sapeto, a merchant and former priest, bought the bay of Assab (Eritrea) in 1869 commissioned by Italy, thus starting the Italian presence in the Horn of Africa.
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Statue of Giuseppe Verdi
A statue in Busseto of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Verdi was born in Busetto near Parma.
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Nun of Monza by Giuseppe Molteni
Detail of the Nun of Monza by Giuseppe Molteni (1800-1887 CE). (Civic Museum of Pavia, Italy)
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Chorus of the National Opera Paris - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
Gala inaugural des 350 ans - Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris dirigés par José Luis Basso.
Retrouvez l'Opéra de Paris sur https://www.operadeparis.fr/
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Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer of around 40 operas, including the comic operas The Italian Girl in Algiers and The Barber of Seville. Rossini championed melody and beautiful singing over operatic drama, rattling out...
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Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer best known for his operas La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. Puccini drew inspiration from a wide range of literary sources, and his late Romantic music with its immortal...
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The Candaces of Meroe
The Candaces of Meroe were the queens of the Kingdom of Kush who ruled from the city of Meroe c. 284 BCE-c. 314 CE - a number of whom ruled independently c. 170 BCE-c. 314 CE - in what is now Sudan. The title Candace is the Latinized version...