and an Italian in Italy can never be foreign ... and I could not get it out of my head.” The Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Busseto, the composer’s hometown, opened in 1868 with two of Verdi ...

the composer’s name/political slogan was to be seen. The cries of ‘Viva Verdi’ could be heard as vociferously in the opera house as in the street. Verdi, however, disliked direct involvement with ...

Verdi’s most famous opera brought to life; The Troubadour comes to Teulada, presented by Opera 2001 and the Opéra de Massy, ...

Verdi’s Nabucco, and especially its chorus Va’, Pensiero, has been long associated with Risorgimento and is still today a ...

Giuseppe Verdi (or 'Joe Green' in English!) was an Italian composer who dominated the Italian opera scene in the late 19th Century. Verdi's first opera – 'Oberto', written in 1839 – was a big ...

If theater-goers are left to wonder whether Iago hates Otello because he is a racist or because he was skipped for promotion, opera patrons are rewarded with his aria.

The Italian composer and director Andrea Molino introduced us to this melodrama. Opera Australia opens 2013 Melbourne Arts Centre's season next friday with Giuseppe Verdi's 'A masked ball'.

Giuseppe Verdi, one of the greatest musicians in history and a symbol of Italian unification ... After the death of two sons who were widows, the composer created Nabucco. In a series of events ...

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 16 - Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said Monday that the decree has been signed for the State to complete the acquisition of Villa Verdi, the home Italian composer Giuseppe ...

Verdi, on the other hand — his beard was an ungroomed mess.

No other composer of Italian opera has managed to match the popularity of Verdi. He told epic stories in a way that immediately appealed to the public with memorable, hummable tunes and lots of drama.