5.08.+Giuseppe+Verdi

====Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, 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 //Triumphal 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 October 11, 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 Francois; the clerk wrote in French. "So it happened that for the civil and temporal world Verdi was born a Frenchman."[2] When he was still a child, Verdi's parents moved from Piacenza 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 May 4, 1836 and Margherita gave birth to two children, Virginia Maria Luigia (March 26, 1837 - August 12, 1838) and Icilio Romano (July 11, 1838 - October 22, 1839). Both died in infancy while Verdi was working on his first opera and, shortly afterwards, Margherita died on June 18, 1840. Verdi adored his wife and children, and he was devastated by their deaths.

=__LIST OF PRINCIPAL COMPOSITIONS__=
 * Oberto, November 17, 1839


 * Un giorno di regno , September 5, 1840


 * Nabucco , March 9, 1842


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">I Lombardi alla prima crociata <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, February 11, 1843


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Ernani <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 9, 1844


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">I due Foscari <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, November 3, 1844


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Giovanna d'Arco <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, February 15, 1845


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Alzira <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, August 12, 1845


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Attila <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 17, 1846


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Macbeth <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 14, 1847


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">I masnadieri <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, July 22, 1847


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Jérusalem <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> (a revision and translation of I Lombardi alla prima crociata) November 26, 1847


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Il corsaro <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, 25 October 1848


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">La battaglia di Legnano <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, January 27, 1849


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Luisa Miller <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, December 8, 1849


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Stiffelio <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, November 16, 1850


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Rigoletto <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 11, 1851


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Il trovatore <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, January 19, 1853


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">La traviata <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 6, 1853


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Les vêpres siciliennes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, June 13, 1855


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Simon Boccanegra <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 12, 1857


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Aroldo <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> (A major revision of Stiffelio), August 16, 1857


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Un ballo in maschera <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, February 17, 1859


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">La forza del destino <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, November 10, 1862


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Don Carlos <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, March 11, 1867


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Aida <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, December 24, 1871


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Otello <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, February 5, 1887

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> -A video of Giuseppe Verdi: [] ( link ). -Is a video of a very famous song of Giuseppe Verdi and is polyphonic and instrumental.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Falstaff <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">, February 9, 1893

-Here there's a link of a slideshow of photos of a lot of musicians and also of Verdi. Link:[| http://www.slide.com/r/CJqcHq77xT8koEq13PkdTt_tAMYyRBlF?previous_view=lt_embedded_url].<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande',arial,verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;">

Powerpoint of verdi.

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