Although soldiers and statesmen played a key role in what unfolded, Giuseppe Verdi’s music provided the soundtrack to the desire for independence. Through his many works, Verdi reflected ...

Verdi was brought up in rural Italy and liked to tell people that he was from a poor, working family. In fact, his family were landowners and could well afford the best tuition for their son.

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English ... rural Italy and liked to tell people that he was from a poor, working family. In fact, his family were landowners and could well afford the best ...

Lise Davidson appears during a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's La Forza del Destino at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. on Feb. 20, 2024. (Karen Almond via AP) ...

Verdi persevered in his ambitions by taking private lessons. After his studies with one Vincenzo Lavigna, from whom he acquired a thorough mastery of counter point, fugue and canon, Verdi applied for ...