Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (born 1813)

Giuseppe Verdi

Italian opera composer (1813–1901)

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