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 plots. Verdi was hugely successful across Europe in his own lifetime, but he did occasionally stray from opera, most notably with his 1874 Requiem.
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1813 - 1901Life of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.
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10 Oct 1813Giuseppe Verdi is born in La Roncola (Le Roncole), near Parma.
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1831Giuseppe Verdi is rejected by the Milan Conservatory.
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1836Giuseppe Verdi marries Margherita Barezzi.
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Nov 1839Giuseppe Verdi's first opera Oberto is staged at the La Scala theatre in Milan.
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Jun 1840Giuseppe' Verdi's first wife Margherita Barezzi dies.
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Sep 1840Giuseppe Verdi's second opera, Un giorno di regno ('King for a Day') is a total flop at La Scala, Milan.
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Mar 1842Giuseppe Verdi's opera Nabucco is first staged at La Scala, Milan.
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1847Giuseppe Verdi's opera Macbeth is first staged.
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1847Giuseppe Verdi begins a love affair with the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi.
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Jun 1847Giuseppe Verdi's opera I masnadieri ('The Brigands') is premiered in London.
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1848Giuseppe Verdi buys a house and farm at Sant' Agata near Parma.
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1849Giuseppe Verdi's opera La battaglia di Legnano ('The Battle of Legnano') is first staged.
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Mar 1851Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto is first staged.
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Jan 1853Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore ('The Troubadour') is first staged.
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Jan 1853Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata ('The Fallen Woman') is first staged.
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1855Giuseppe Verdi's opera Les vêrpres siciliennes ('The Sicilian Vespers') is first staged.
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1857Giuseppe Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra is first staged.
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29 Aug 1859Giuseppe Verdi marries Giuseppina Strepponi.
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1861Giuseppe Verdi serves as a member of the new Italian parliament in Turin as representative for Busseto.
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1862Giuseppe Verdi's opera La forza del destino ('The Force of Destiny') is first staged.
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1867Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos is first staged.
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24 Dec 1871The opera *Aida* by Giuseppe Verdi premieres at the Khedivial Opera House, Cairo, Egypt, conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. Set in the period of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the opera was staged with elaborate sets and costumes and was highly acclaimed. It remains one of the most popular and oft-performed operas in the world.
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24 Dec 1871Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida premieres in Cairo.
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22 May 1874Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem is first performed in a memorial service for Alessandro Manzoni in Milan's San Marco Church.
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22 May 1874Composer Giuseppe Verdi's *Requiem* premieres at the Church of San Marco, Milan, Italy, with Verdi as conductor, to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Italian poet and writer Alessandro Manzoni.
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1887Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello is first staged.
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1893Giuseppe Verdi's opera Falstaff is first staged.
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27 Jan 1901Giuseppe Verdi dies in the Grand Hotel in Milan.
