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Giuseppe Verdi
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Giuseppe Verdi

Politician · born October 10, 1813 · died 1901

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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the modern province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron named Antonio Barezzi.

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  1. ~28Notable work: Nabucco1841
  2. ~37Notable work: Rigoletto1850
  3. ~37Notable work: Falstaff1850
  4. ~39Notable work: Il trovatore1852
  5. ~87Notable work: La traviata1900

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